Advances in Ag 2 Se-based thermoelectrics from materials to applications

H Wu, X Shi, J Duan, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric materials and their devices can realize the solid-state energy conversion
between thermal and electrical energy, therefore serving as a promising alternative to …

Lattice dynamics and thermoelectric properties of diamondoid materials

H Xie, LD Zhao, MG Kanatzidis - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diamondoid compounds are a large family of important semiconductors, which possess
various unique transport properties and had been widely investigated in the fields of …

Thermoelectric silver‐based chalcogenides

SY Tee, D Ponsford, CL Lay, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Heat is abundantly available from various sources including solar irradiation, geothermal
energy, industrial processes, automobile exhausts, and from the human body and other …

Multiple valence bands convergence and strong phonon scattering lead to high thermoelectric performance in p-type PbSe

Y Zhu, D Wang, T Hong, L Hu, T Ina, S Zhan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Thermoelectric generators enable the conversion of waste heat to electricity, which is an
effective way to alleviate the global energy crisis. However, the inefficiency of thermoelectric …

Breaking the sodium solubility limit for extraordinary thermoelectric performance in p-type PbTe

Y Zhu, L Hu, S Zhan, T Ina, X Gao, T Hong… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The thermoelectric performance of a given material is closely related to its carrier
concentration. However, the maximum solubility of dopants in matrixes is a key limitation for …

Intrinsically Low Thermal Conductivity in the n-Type Vacancy-Ordered Double Perovskite Cs2SnI6: Octahedral Rotation and Anharmonic Rattling

A Bhui, T Ghosh, K Pal, K Singh Rana… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fundamental understanding of the relationship between chemical bonding, lattice dynamics,
and thermal transport is not only crucial for thermoelectrics but also essential in …

Silver atom off-centering in diamondoid solid solutions causes crystallographic distortion and suppresses lattice thermal conductivity

H Xie, Z Li, Y Liu, Y Zhang, C Uher… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The class I–III–VI2 diamondoid compounds with tetrahedral bonding are important
semiconductors widely applied in optoelectronics. Understanding their heat transport …

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 …

Thermoelectric SnTe with band convergence, dense dislocations, and interstitials through Sn self‐compensation and Mn alloying

F Guo, B Cui, Y Liu, X Meng, J Cao, Y Zhang, R He… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
SnTe is known as an eco‐friendly analogue of PbTe without toxic elements. However, the
application potentials of pure SnTe are limited because of its high hole carrier concentration …

High Thermoelectric Performance in Chalcopyrite Cu1–xAgxGaTe2–ZnTe: Nontrivial Band Structure and Dynamic Doping Effect

H Xie, Y Liu, Y Zhang, S Hao, Z Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The understanding of thermoelectric properties of ternary I–III–VI2 type (I= Cu, Ag; III= Ga, In;
and VI= Te) chalcopyrites is less well developed. Although their thermal transport properties …