Recent advances in SnSe nanostructures beyond thermoelectricity

F Li, H Wang, R Huang, W Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Layered SnSe is an emerging class of black phosphorus, which is non‐toxic, eco‐friendly,
and chemically stable. Recently, SnSe nanostructures have triggered more research interest …

Slowing down the heat in thermoelectrics

B Qin, D Wang, LD Zhao - InfoMat, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heat transport has various applications in solid materials. In particular, the thermoelectric
technology provides an alternative approach to traditional methods for waste heat recovery …

Colossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals

B Li, Y Kawakita, S Ohira-Kawamura, T Sugahara… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Refrigeration is of vital importance for modern society—for example, for food storage and air
conditioning—and 25 to 30 per cent of the world's electricity is consumed for refrigeration …

Hierarchical molecular design of high-performance infrared nonlinear Ag2HgI4 material by defect engineering strategy

C Yang, X Liu, C Teng, X Cheng, F Liang, Q Wu - Materials Today Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
Mid-far infrared nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are gaining both scientific and
technological interest in wide applications. The practical properties of one crystal are …

[HTML][HTML] A practical field guide to thermoelectrics: Fundamentals, synthesis, and characterization

A Zevalkink, DM Smiadak, JL Blackburn… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The study of thermoelectric materials spans condensed matter physics, materials science
and engineering, and solid-state chemistry. The diversity of the participants and the inherent …

Tuning mobility and stability of lithium ion conductors based on lattice dynamics

S Muy, JC Bachman, L Giordano, HH Chang… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Lithium ion conductivity in many structural families can be tuned by many orders of
magnitude, with some rivaling that of liquid electrolytes at room temperature. Unfortunately …

Phonon anharmonicity: a pertinent review of recent progress and perspective

B Wei, Q Sun, C Li, J Hong - Science China Physics, Mechanics & …, 2021 - Springer
Anharmonic lattice vibrations play pivotal roles in the thermal dynamics in condense matters
and affect how the atoms interact and conduct heat. An in-depth understanding of the …

[HTML][HTML] An unlikely route to low lattice thermal conductivity: small atoms in a simple layered structure

W Peng, G Petretto, GM Rignanese, G Hautier… - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
Summary The layered compound Mg 3 Sb 2 exhibits low lattice thermal conductivity
comparable with PbTe and Bi 2 Te 3, despite its low density and simple structure. To explain …

Phonons and anomalous thermal expansion behaviour in crystalline solids

R Mittal, MK Gupta, SL Chaplot - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Anomalous thermal expansion behaviour of several open frame-work compounds has been
extensively investigated using the techniques of inelastic neutron scattering and lattice …

Extended anharmonic collapse of phonon dispersions in SnS and SnSe

T Lanigan-Atkins, S Yang, JL Niedziela… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The lattice dynamics and high-temperature structural transition in SnS and SnSe are
investigated via inelastic neutron scattering, high-resolution Raman spectroscopy and …