Nanostructuring is important for designing thermoelectrics. Yet, nanoprecipitates are
thermodynamically unstable and coarsen through Ostwald ripening. Here, the Ostwald …

Capturing and converting waste heat into electrical power through thermoelectric generators
based on the Seebeck effect is a promising alternative energy source. Among thermoelectric …

We investigate the microstructure evolution of Ag-alloyed PbTe compounds for
thermoelectric (TE) applications with or without additions of 0.04 at.% Bi. We control the …

Many recent advances in thermoelectric (TE) materials are attributed to their nanoscale
constituents. Determination of the nanocomposite structures has represented a major …

Dislocations have been considered to be an efficient source for scattering midfrequency
phonons, contributing to the enhancement of thermoelectric performance. The structure of …

High thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency requires a large figure-of-merit, zT, over a
broad temperature range. To achieve this, we optimize the carrier concentrations of n-type …

The precipitation of Ag2Te in a PbTe matrix is investigated using electron microscopy and
atom probe tomography. We observe the formation of oriented nanoscale Ag2Te …

Thermoelectrics are being rapidly developed for waste heat recovery applications,
particularly in automobiles, to reduce carbon emissions. PbTe‐based materials with small (< …

A high thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency requires a large power factor and a low
thermal conductivity over a broad temperature range. Optimizing the temperature-dependent …

In recent years hierarchical thermoelectric materials have been engineered to reach record
breaking thermoelectric figures-of-merit (zT) making them attractive in green transition …