The discovery and development of novel materials in the field of energy are essential to
accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. Bringing recent technological …

In our environment, the large availability of wasted heat has motivated the search for
methods to harvest heat. As a reliable way to supply energy, SiGe has been used for …

GeSn alloys are promising candidates for complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor‐
compatible, tunable lasers. Relaxation of residual compressive strain in epitaxial GeSn has …

Group IV materials are promising candidates for highly reliable and human-friendly thin-film
thermoelectric generators, used for micro-energy harvesting. In this study, we investigated …

In the past several decades, silicon germanium (SiGe) bulk alloys have been a research
focus in addressing the current global energy crisis and environmental pollution problems …

Energy harvesting for Internet of Things applications, comprising sensing, life sciences,
wearables, and communications, requires efficient thermoelectric (TE) materials, ideally …

The interest in thermoelectrics (TE) for an electrical output power by converting any kind of
heat has flourished in recent years, but questions about the efficiency at the ambient …

Alloys based on lanthanum phosphate (La PO 4) are often employed as thermal barrier
coatings, due to their low thermal conductivity and structural stability over a wide …

The local ordering of atoms in alloys directly has a strong impact on their electronic and
optical properties. This is particularly relevant in nonrandom alloys, especially if they are …

The high potential of polycrystalline Ge as a thin-film thermoelectric material was
demonstrated. We synthesize a polycrystalline Ge layer on an insulating substrate at 450 C …