Breakthrough of graphene dictates that decreasing dimensionality of the semiconducting
materials can generate unusual electronic structures, excellent mechanical, and thermal …

Silicene, a silicon counterpart of graphene, has been predicted to possess massless Dirac
fermions. Compared to graphene, the effective spin-orbit interaction is quite significant …

Enhancing thermoelectric performance while minimizing exhaust back pressure is a crucial
step in advancing the commercial viability of automotive thermoelectric generators. To …

The annular thermoelectric generator (ATEG) matches the shape of the exhaust pipe. To
improve the power generation efficiency of the ATEG in automobiles, a scheme is proposed …

Highly efficient and sustainable energy resources are in great demand today to combat
environmental pollution and the energy crisis. In this study, we examined the novel 2D …

GeTe-based thermoelectric materials have a very high hole carrier concentration (∼ 1021
cm− 3), and thus, improving the figure of merit, ZT, is substantially challenging. In this work …

The intrinsic carrier concentration in most thermoelectric materials deviates from the optimal
range. Doping is the most effective way to optimize the carrier concentration, yet the …

To guide the development of high-performance thermoelectric materials, it is essential to
design appropriate material compositions and temperature environments. This study …

Two-dimensional chalcogenide-based materials of group 14 elements are predicted as
potential thermoelectric (TE) materials, though the figure of merit (ZT) obtained requires …

For years, most of the advanced polycrystalline thermoelectric (TE) materials are fabricated
by spark plasma sintering (SPS) in the research field, mainly because of its high processing …