Insights into low thermal conductivity in inorganic materials for thermoelectrics

T Ghosh, M Dutta, D Sarkar… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Efficient manipulation of thermal conductivity and fundamental understanding of the
microscopic mechanisms of phonon scattering in crystalline solids are crucial to achieve …

High‐performance GeTe‐based thermoelectrics: from materials to devices

WD Liu, DZ Wang, Q Liu, W Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance GeTe‐based thermoelectrics have been recently attracting growing
research interest. Here, an overview is presented of the structural and electronic band …

Elastic moduli: a tool for understanding chemical bonding and thermal transport in thermoelectric materials

E Isotta, W Peng, A Balodhi, A Zevalkink - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The elastic behavior of a material can be a powerful tool to decipher thermal transport. In
thermoelectrics, measuring the elastic moduli—directly tied to sound velocity—is critical to …

Germanium chalcogenide thermoelectrics: electronic structure modulation and low lattice thermal conductivity

S Roychowdhury, M Samanta, S Perumal… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric materials can convert untapped heat to electricity and are expected to have
an important role in future energy utilization. IV–VI metal chalcogenides are the most …

Crystal symmetry induced structure and bonding manipulation boosting thermoelectric performance of GeTe

M Li, M Hong, X Tang, Q Sun, WY Lyu, SD Xu, LZ Kou… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Rock-salt structured GeTe has been reckoned as a promising medium temperature
thermoelectric material due to its decent thermal conductivity and multiple electronic valence …

Anomalous lattice thermal conductivity increase with temperature in cubic GeTe correlated with strengthening of second-nearest neighbor bonds

S Kielar, C Li, H Huang, R Hu, C Slebodnick… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding thermal transport mechanisms in phase change materials is critical to
elucidating the microscopic picture of phase transitions and advancing thermal energy …

The germanium telluride monolayer: a two dimensional semiconductor with high carrier mobility for photocatalytic water splitting

M Qiao, Y Chen, Y Wang, Y Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic water splitting represents the most promising approach to convert solar
energy into chemical energy, and numerous efforts have been devoted to seeking …

High zT and Its Origin in Sb‐doped GeTe Single Crystals

RK Vankayala, TW Lan, P Parajuli, F Liu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A record high zT of 2.2 at 740 K is reported in Ge0. 92Sb0. 08Te single crystals, with an
optimal hole carrier concentration≈ 4× 1020 cm− 3 that simultaneously maximizes the …

Anharmonic lattice dynamics and the origin of intrinsic ultralow thermal conductivity in AgI materials

Y Wang, Q Gan, M Hu, J Li, L Xie, J He - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Ionic conductors such as AgI with ultralow thermal conductivities (κ l) are of increasing
interest because of their excellent thermoelectric properties. However, the origin of their …

Engineering electronic structure and lattice dynamics to achieve enhanced thermoelectric performance of Mn–Sb Co-doped GeTe

A Kumar, P Bhumla, T Parashchuk, S Baran… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
GeTe, as a p-type semiconductor, has been intensively studied in recent years as a
promising lead-free mid-temperature-range thermoelectric (TE) material. Herein, we report …