High-performance SnSe thermoelectric materials: Progress and future challenge

ZG Chen, X Shi, LD Zhao, J Zou - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials offer an alternative opportunity to tackle the energy crisis and
environmental problems by enabling the direct solid-state energy conversion. As a …

Promising thermoelectric bulk materials with 2D structures

Y Zhou, LD Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Given that more than two thirds of all energy is lost, mostly as waste heat, in utilization
processes worldwide, thermoelectric materials, which can directly convert waste heat to …

3D charge and 2D phonon transports leading to high out-of-plane ZT in n-type SnSe crystals

C Chang, M Wu, D He, Y Pei, CF Wu, X Wu, H Yu… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Thermoelectric technology enables the harvest of waste heat and its direct conversion into
electricity. The conversion efficiency is determined by the materials figure of merit ZT. Here …

Recent advances in SnSe nanostructures beyond thermoelectricity

F Li, H Wang, R Huang, W Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Layered SnSe is an emerging class of black phosphorus, which is non‐toxic, eco‐friendly,
and chemically stable. Recently, SnSe nanostructures have triggered more research interest …

Realizing high in-plane carrier mobility in n-type SnSe crystals through deformation potential modification

H Shi, L Su, S Bai, B Qin, Y Wang, S Liu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric technology, as one solution to energy harvesting, offers a direct and
reversible conversion between electricity and heat. The emerging thermoelectric material …

Realizing high thermoelectric performance in p-type SnSe through crystal structure modification

B Qin, D Wang, W He, Y Zhang, H Wu… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The simple binary compound SnSe has been reported as a robust thermoelectric material
for energy conversion by showing strong anharmonicity and multiple electronic valence …

Sn–C and Se–C Co-bonding SnSe/few-layered graphene micro–nano structure: route to a densely compacted and durable anode for lithium/sodium-ion batteries

D Cheng, L Yang, R Hu, J Liu, R Che… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Developing anodes with a high and stable energy density for both gravimetric and
volumetric storage is vital for high-performance lithium/sodium-ion batteries. Herein, an …

Recent progress towards high performance of tin chalcogenide thermoelectric materials

S Li, X Li, Z Ren, Q Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric materials have been extensively studied for decades to help resolve the
global energy shortage and environmental problems. Many efforts have been focused on …

Fracture toughness of thermoelectric materials

G Li, Q An, B Duan, L Borgsmiller, M Al Malki… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The engineering applications of thermoelectric (TE) devices require TE materials
possessing high TE performance and robust mechanical properties. Research on thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Ductile deformation mechanism in semiconductor α-Ag2S

G Li, Q An, SI Morozov, B Duan, WA Goddard… - npj Computational …, 2018 - nature.com
Inorganic semiconductor α-Ag 2 S exhibits a metal-like ductile behavior at room
temperature, but the origin of this high ductility has not been fully explored yet. Based on …