Crystalline open-framework and nanoporous materials have long attracted the attention of
chemists, physicists, and materials scientists. The intriguing structures such materials exhibit …

Mitigation of the global energy crisis requires tailoring the thermal conductivity of materials.
Low thermal conductivity is critical in a broad range of energy conversion technologies …

Ten years ago, DM Rowe introduced the bestselling CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics to
wide acclaim. Since then, increasing environmental concerns, desire for long-life electrical …

Ten years ago, DM Rowe introduced the bestselling CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics to
wide acclaim. Since then, increasing environmental concerns, desire for long-life electrical …

Due to their original optoelectronic properties and cage-like structure, type-II silicon clathrate
(Na x Si136) films are investigated as a new silicon-based material for energy applications …

Résumé Cet article de revue relate l'histoire et le développement récent des composés de
type clathrate du silicium et des éléments apparentés de la colonne 14 (carbone …

A simplistic and improved technique was employed for type-II Ge clathrate film fabrication on
the sapphire substrate. This method involves the deposition of metal Na layer onto …

Recent studies on type-II Si/Ge clathrates for photovoltaic (PV) applications are reviewed.
The band-gap energies (E g) experimentally estimated for Si and Ge clathrates are …

Thin films of guest-free type-II Si clathrate (Si 136) were fabricated on Si (111) wafers in two
steps: Na x Si 136 thin-film formation by thermal decomposition of NaSi precursor films and …

We have synthesized and characterized polycrystalline Na1Si136 and Na8Si136,
compounds possessing the type II clathrate hydrate crystal structure. Resistivity …