The layer‐by‐layer stacked van der Waals structures (termed vdW hetero/homostructures)
offer a new paradigm for materials design—their physical properties can be tuned by the …

All-inorganic lead halide perovskites (CsPbX3, X= Cl, Br or I) are becoming increasingly
important for energy conversion and optoelectronics because of their outstanding …

The discovery of ductile Ag2 (S, Se, Te) materials opens a new avenue toward high‐
performance flexible/hetero‐shaped thermoelectrics. Specifically, the cubic‐structured …

The recently discovered plastic/ductile inorganic thermoelectric (TE) materials open a new
avenue for the fabrication of high‐efficiently flexible TE devices, which can utilize the small …

The quest for electronic devices that offer flexibility, wearability, durability and high
performance has spotlighted two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals materials as potential …

Inorganic semiconductor materials are crucial for modern technologies, but their brittleness
and limited processability hinder the development of flexible, wearable, and miniaturized …

Thermoelectric (TE) technology provides effective ways for both solid cooling and power
generation without moving parts, whereas its applications are not as extensive as expected …

Lots of research on thermoelectric materials (TEs) has focused on improving their
thermoelectric (TE) properties to achieve efficient energy conversion. However, the …

The edges of van der Waals materials exhibit unique physical and chemical properties, and
they are promising for applications in many fields, such as optoelectronics, energy storage …

Indium selenide (InSe) crystals are reported to show exceptional plasticity, a new property to
two-dimensional van der Waals (2D vdW) semiconductors. However, the correlation …