Thermoelectric materials and their devices can realize the solid-state energy conversion
between thermal and electrical energy, therefore serving as a promising alternative to …

As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

Quasi‐2D semiconductors have garnered immense research interest for next‐generation
electronics and thermoelectrics due to their unique structural, mechanical, and transport …

High-performance liquid-like thermoelectrics have attracted global renewed attention since
the paradigm of 'phonon-liquid electron-crystal'was proposed in 2012. As one of the most …

Thermoelectric technology has attracted great attention due to its ability to recover and
convert waste heat into readily available electric energy. Among the various candidate …

Thermoelectric technology provides an alternative way to utilize fossil energy more
efficiently through converting the waste heat from industrial or automobile exhaust gas into …

Semiconductors with very low lattice thermal conductivities are highly desired for
applications relevant to thermal energy conversion and management, such as …

We report a study of the anharmonic lattice dynamics in low lattice thermal conductivity (κ l)
material AgCrSe 2 by many-body perturbation theory. We demonstrate surprisingly giant …

Anharmonic lattice vibrations play pivotal roles in the thermal dynamics in condense matters
and affect how the atoms interact and conduct heat. An in-depth understanding of the …

As a generic property, all substances transfer heat through microscopic collisions of
constituent particles. A solid conducts heat through both transverse and longitudinal …