Due to the direct conversion between thermal and electrical energy, thermoelectric materials
and their devices exhibit great potential for power generation and refrigeration. With the …

Exploring new materials with complex structures and excellent transport properties has
always been a fascinating topic in thermoelectrics. Recently,(GeTe) n (Sb 2 Te 3) m-based …

Balancing the contradictory relationship between thermoelectric parameters, such as
effective mass and carrier mobility, is a challenge to optimize thermoelectric performance …

Bi2Te3‐based alloys have great market demand in miniaturized thermoelectric (TE) devices
for solid‐state refrigeration and power generation. However, their poor mechanical …

Comprehension of chemical bonding and its intertwined relation with charge carriers and
heat propagation through a crystal lattice is imperative to design compounds for …

Phase change memory (PCM) and ovonic threshold switching (OTS) materials using
chalcogenide glass are essential elements in advanced 3D memory chips. The mid‐gap …

A high thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency requires a large power factor and a low
thermal conductivity over a broad temperature range. Optimizing the temperature-dependent …

Metavalent bonding is a unique bonding mechanism responsible for exceptional properties
of materials used in thermoelectric, phase-change, and optoelectronic devices. For …

Atom probe tomography is frequently employed to characterize the elemental distribution in
solids with atomic resolution. Here the potential of this technique to locally probe chemical …

Thermoelectric energy conversion technology is considered as one of the most promising
solutions for recovering waste heat generated by fossil fuel combustion. As typical types of …