Nanoengineering is an effective strategy to strengthen phonon scattering, reduce lattice
thermal conductivity and boost thermoelectric material performance. However, nanostructure …

The continuous depletion of fossil fuels and the increasing demand for eco-friendly and
sustainable energy sources have prompted researchers to look for alternative energy …

This perspective discusses the surprising discovery and development of SnSe
thermoelectrics. Undoped, hole-doped, and electron-doped SnSe single crystals have …

Defect engineering, achieved by precise tuning of the atomic disorder within crystalline
solids, forms a cornerstone of structural chemistry. This nuanced approach holds the …

Thermoelectric technology, as one solution to energy harvesting, offers a direct and
reversible conversion between electricity and heat. The emerging thermoelectric material …

The carrier concentration in n‐type layered Bi2Te3‐based thermoelectric (TE) material is
significantly impacted by the donor‐like effect, which would be further intensified by the …

Thermoelectric materials necessitate both high power factors and ZT values in practical
applications, as they determine the output power and conversion efficiency, respectively …

Microstructure control is crucial for thermoelectrics since it is intimately related to the
scattering mechanism of both electrons and phonons. Herein, we propose a new strategy to …

Thermoelectric technology enables the direct interconversion between heat and electricity.
SnSe has received increasing interest as a new promising thermoelectric compound due to …

Yb0. 4Co4Sb12, being a well-studied system, has shown notably high thermoelectric
performance due to the Yb filler atom-driven large concentration of charge carriers and …