Conventional PbTe-based semiconductors have been leading the developments in the
thermoelectrics community due to their rich capabilities in optimizing the electronic and …

The elastic behavior of a material can be a powerful tool to decipher thermal transport. In
thermoelectrics, measuring the elastic moduli—directly tied to sound velocity—is critical to …

The influence of micro/nanostructure on thermal conductivity is a topic of great scientific
interest, particularly to thermoelectrics. The current understanding is that structural defects …

Thermoelectric materials are able to realize the direct energy conversion between heat and
electricity and have great potential in power generation and Peltier cooling. SnTe, an old but …

We report a Zintl phase thermoelectric material, coarse grain‐In0. 99Ga0. 01Te, achieving a
ZT peak of 1.2 at 648 K and an average ZT= 0.8 in 300–650 K, which outperforms all the …

PbTe‐based alloys have been widely used as mid‐temperature thermoelectric (TE)
materials since the 1960s. Years of endeavor spurred the tremendous advances in their TE …

Spintronics is an emerging field that has the potential to replace conventional electronics
due to their comparatively high speed, low power consumption, and infinite endurance. The …

Chalcogenide semiconductors and semimetals continue to be of prime interest for
thermoelectric applications in power generation. As another representative of this broad …

Chalcogenide semiconductors continue to be of prime interest for designing novel efficient
materials for energy-conversion applications. Among them, the narrow-band-gap p-type …

GeTe-based alloys have been studied as promising TE materials in the midtemperature
range as a lead-free alternate to PbTe due to their nontoxicity. Our previous study on GeTe1 …