When thermoelectrics reached the nanoscale

Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity

(2012) Michele D. Nielsen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

High-performance bulk thermoelectrics with all-scale hierarchical architectures

(2012) Kanishka Biswas et al.   NATURE

Resonant levels in bulk thermoelectric semiconductors

(2011) Joseph P. Heremans et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Thermoelectric properties of Co0.9Fe0.1Sb3-based skutterudite nanocomposites with FeSb2 nanoinclusions

(2011) Chen Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Role of Lone-Pair Electrons in Producing Minimum Thermal Conductivity in Nitrogen-Group Chalcogenide Compounds

(2011) Eric J. Skoug et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

High performance InxCeyCo4Sb12 thermoelectric materials with in situ forming nanostructured InSb phase

(2009) Han Li et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

An inconvenient truth about thermoelectrics

(2009) Cronin B. Vining   NATURE MATERIALS

Enhanced Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit in Nanostructured p-type Silicon Germanium Bulk Alloys

(2008) Giri Joshi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Enhanced thermoelectric performance of rough silicon nanowires

(2008) Allon I. Hochbaum et al.   NATURE

High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured Bismuth Antimony Telluride Bulk Alloys

(2008) B. Poudel et al.   SCIENCE

Enhancement of Thermoelectric Efficiency in PbTe by Distortion of the Electronic Density of States

(2008) J. P. Heremans et al.   SCIENCE