Antimony telluride (Sb2Te3) based alloys are well known as promising thermoelectric
materials for near-room temperature applications. In this work, we present a simple and cost …

The thermoelectric materials community has made significant progress on nanostructured
and processable materials to improve efficiency and flexibility, reducing manufacturing …

The multi-component approach to materials design is gaining increasing popularity in
energy-conversion-oriented applications. This study describes a 5-component multimetallic …

The concept of a 'phonon-liquid electron-crystal'has received significant interest in recent
years, with copper selenide (Cu 2 Se) emerging as one of the high-performance …

In this study, copper selenide (Cu 2 Se) compounds were synthesized using a solid-state
reaction technique and post-sintering processes (573​ K–973​ K). The mass density of the …

Multiphase chalcogenides are highly interested candidate in thermoelectric application due
to their unique band structure, which enhances electrical conductivity. Even though copper …

Flexibility in a printed thermoelectric (TE) material is vital for low-cost manufacturing of
shape-conformable TE devices. In this work, a one-pot facile method was adapted to …

To our knowledge, this is the first study to successfully synthesise high-temperature-phase
copper selenide (β-Cu 2 Se) at room temperature using rapid microwave hybrid heating …

The critical phase transition temperature (Tc) of Cu 2 Se thermoelectric nanomaterials has
been a focal point of extensive research, yet the quantification of surface energy on Tc is …

It has been a challenge to obtain high electrical conductivity in inorganic printed
thermoelectric (TE) films due to their high interfacial resistance. In this work, we report a …