Boosting the thermoelectric performance of p-type heavily Cu-doped polycrystalline SnSe via inducing intensive crystal imperfections and defect phonon scattering

X Shi, K Zheng, M Hong, W Liu, R Moshwan… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we, for the first time, report a high Cu solubility of 11.8% in single crystal SnSe
microbelts synthesized via a facile solvothermal route. The pellets sintered from these …

Achieving high thermoelectric figure of merit in polycrystalline SnSe via introducing Sn vacancies

W Wei, C Chang, T Yang, J Liu, H Tang… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric power generation technology has emerged as a clean “heat engine” that can
convert heat to electricity. Recently, the discovery of an ultrahigh thermoelectric figure of …

Ultrahigh Average ZT Realized in p-Type SnSe Crystalline Thermoelectrics through Producing Extrinsic Vacancies

B Qin, Y Zhang, D Wang, Q Zhao, B Gu… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Crystalline SnSe has been revealed as an efficient thermoelectric candidate with
outstanding performance. Herein, record-high thermoelectric performance is achieved …

High thermoelectric performance in p‐type polycrystalline Cd‐doped SnSe achieved by a combination of cation vacancies and localized lattice engineering

X Shi, A Wu, T Feng, K Zheng, W Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, a high figure of merit (ZT) of≈ 1.7 at 823 K is reported in p‐type polycrystalline Cd‐
doped SnSe by combining cation vacancies and localized‐lattice engineering. It is observed …

Boosting the thermoelectric performance of (Na, K)-codoped polycrystalline SnSe by synergistic tailoring of the band structure and atomic-scale defect phonon …

ZH Ge, D Song, X Chong, F Zheng, L Jin… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report the high thermoelectric performance of p-type polycrystalline SnSe obtained by
the synergistic tailoring of band structures and atomic-scale defect phonon scattering …

Extremely low thermal conductivity and enhanced thermoelectric performance of polycrystalline SnSe by Cu doping

Y Gong, C Chang, W Wei, J Liu, W Xiong, S Chai, D Li… - Scripta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Here, we systematically investigated the effect of Cu doping on the thermoelectric properties
of SnSe prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. Low Cu doped content (x= 0.01) lead to …

Distinct Impact of Alkali-Ion Doping on Electrical Transport Properties of Thermoelectric p-Type Polycrystalline SnSe

TR Wei, G Tan, X Zhang, CF Wu, JF Li… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Recent findings about ultrahigh thermoelectric performance in SnSe single crystals have
stimulated related research on this simple binary compound, which is focused mostly on its …

Rethinking SnSe thermoelectrics from computational materials science

S Bai, X Zhang, LD Zhao - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The growing energy crisis and the adverse environmental impacts caused by
carbon-based energy consumption have spurred the exploration of green and sustainable …

Realizing enhanced thermoelectric properties in Cu2S-alloyed SnSe based composites produced via solution synthesis and sintering

Y Chen, J Chen, B Zhang, M Yang, X Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
SnSe emerges as one of the most promising Te-free thermoelectric materials due to its
strong anharmonicity and multiple valence bands structure. Recently, compositing has been …

Achieving high thermoelectric performance with Pb and Zn codoped polycrystalline SnSe via phase separation and nanostructuring strategies

J Liu, P Wang, M Wang, R Xu, J Zhang, J Liu, D Li… - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric technology, enables direct conversion between heat and electricity and may
have a significant impact on heat pumps and power generators. SnSe emerges as a …