Heat is an abundant but often wasted source of energy. Thus, harvesting just a portion of this
tremendous amount of energy holds significant promise for a more sustainable society …

Atom probe tomography (APT) provides three-dimensional compositional mapping with sub-
nanometre resolution. The sensitivity of APT is in the range of parts per million for all …

Grain boundaries (GBs) play a significant role in controlling the transport of mass, heat and
charge. To unravel the mechanisms underpinning the charge carrier scattering at GBs …

Quantum chemical bonding descriptors have recently been utilized to design materials with
tailored properties. Their usage to facilitate a quantitative description of bonding in …

Doping is usually the first step to tailor thermoelectrics. It enables precise control of the
charge‐carrier concentration and concomitant transport properties. Doping should also turn …

Thermoelectrics is attractive as a green and sustainable way for harnessing waste heat and
cooling applications. Designing high performance thermoelectrics involves navigating the …

We demonstrate that the thermoelectric properties of p-type chalcogenides can be effectively
improved by band convergence and hierarchical structure based on a high-entropy …

Thermoelectric materials are capable of converting heat and electricity to each other.
Thermoelectric devices can be miniaturized and highly integrated with existing …

High‐performance GeTe‐based thermoelectrics have been recently attracting growing
research interest. Here, an overview is presented of the structural and electronic band …

SnTe is an emerging Pb‐free thermoelectric compound that has drawn significant attention
for clean energy conversion. Chemical doping is routinely used to tailor its charge carrier …