Topological quantum materials for energy conversion and storage

H Luo, P Yu, G Li, K Yan - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Topological quantum materials (TQMs) have symmetry-protected band structures with useful
electronic properties that have applications in information, sensing, energy and other …

Unusual Janus Bi2TeSe2 Topological Insulators Displaying Second-Harmonic Generation, Linear-in-Temperature Resistivity, and Weak Antilocalization

X Zou, X Yuan, L Liang, F Tian, Y Li… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Well-established knowledge about inversion-symmetric Bi2Te x Se3–x topological
insulators characterizes the promising new-generation quantum device. Noticeably, the …

Topologically-Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties in Bi2Te3-Based Compounds: Effects of Grain Size and Misorientation

C Gayner, Y Natanzon, Y Kauffmann… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Topological insulators (TIs) and thermoelectric (TE) materials seem to belong to distinct
physical realms; however, in practice, they both share common characteristics. Introducing …

Topological insulator path toward efficient hydrogen evolution catalysts in the family

YH Wei, DS Ma, HK Yuan, X Wang, MQ Kuang - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Topological materials, such as topological semimetals and topological insulators, with
robust topological surface states have bright application prospects in electrochemical …

Enhancing the Photoelectrochemical Performance of TiO2 through Decorating a Topological Insulator Bi2Te3 Film and Non-Noble Plasmonic Cu Nanoparticles

Z Hu, Z Cheng, N Gan, Z Liu, C Han… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recently, the development of efficient and non-noble photoelectrocatalysts with enhanced
light absorption and high photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance has attracted increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Mobility-enhanced thermoelectric performance in textured nanograin Bi2Se3, effect on scattering and surface-like transport

S Bayesteh, S Sailler, H Schloerb, R He… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report on the effect of artificially generated textures of Bi 2 Se 3 in thermoelectric
performance and low-temperature magnetoresistance. A set of texturized nanograined Bi 2 …

Enhanced Topological Surface State Mediated Transport Elevates Thermoelectric Performance in SnSb2Te4 Quantum Material

S Das, D Sarkar, K Biswas - Chemistry of Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
The discovery of topological quantum materials harboring Dirac-like massless surface states
with high charge carrier mobility presents an exciting opportunity for unlocking superior …

Topological Insulators for Thermoelectrics: A Perspective from Beneath the Surface

M Toriyama, GJ Snyder - 2024 - chemrxiv.org
Thermoelectric properties of topological insulators have traditionally been examined in the
context of their metallic surface states. However, recent studies have begun to unveil …

Density‐Dependence of Surface Transport in Tellurium‐Enriched Nanograined Bulk Bi2Te3

S Izadi, A Bhattacharya, S Salloum, JW Han… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Three‐dimensional topological insulators (3D TI) exhibit conventional parabolic bulk bands
and protected Dirac surface states. A thorough investigation of the different transport …

Terahertz conductivity of nanograined bulk Bi2Te3

JW Han, S Izadi, S Salloum, U Wolff… - 2022 Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz conductivity of nanograined bulk Bi<inf>2</inf>Te<inf>3</inf> Page 1 Terahertz
conductivity of nanograined bulk Bi2Te3 Jeong Woo Han1 , Sepideh Izadi2,3, Sarah Salloum4 …