Thinking Like a Chemist: Intuition in Thermoelectric Materials

From Bonding Asymmetry to Anharmonic Rattling in Cu12Sb4S13Tetrahedrites: When Lone-Pair Electrons Are Not So Lonely

(2015) Wei Lai et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Material descriptors for predicting thermoelectric performance

(2015) Jun Yan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Extraordinary role of Hg in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of p-type SnTe

(2015) Gangjian Tan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Effect of extended strain fields on point defect phonon scattering in thermoelectric materials

(2015) Brenden R. Ortiz et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Low-Dimensional Transport and Large Thermoelectric Power Factors in Bulk Semiconductors by Band Engineering of Highly Directional Electronic States

(2015) Daniel I. Bilc et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe

(2015) L.-D. Zhao et al.   SCIENCE

Promising thermoelectric performance in n-type AgBiSe2: effect of aliovalent anion doping

(2015) Satya N. Guin et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Higher mobility in bulk semiconductors by separating the dopants from the charge-conducting band – a case study of thermoelectric PbSe

(2015) Heng Wang et al.   Materials Horizons

Characterization of Lorenz number with Seebeck coefficient measurement

(2015) Hyun-Sik Kim et al.   APL Materials

High-Performance Pseudocubic Thermoelectric Materials from Non-cubic Chalcopyrite Compounds

(2014) Jiawei Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Defect-Controlled Electronic Properties inAZn2Sb2Zintl Phases

(2014) Gregory S. Pomrehn et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Temperature dependent band gap in PbX (X = S, Se, Te)

(2014) Zachary M. Gibbs et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Band structure engineering through orbital interaction for enhanced thermoelectric power factor

(2014) Hong Zhu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Nonstoichiometry in the Zintl Phase Yb1−δZn2Sb2 as a Route to Thermoelectric Optimization

(2014) Alex Zevalkink et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Thermoelectric transport properties of diamond-like Cu1−xFe1+xS2 tetrahedral compounds

(2014) Yulong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

High ZT in p-Type (PbTe)1–2x(PbSe)x(PbS)x Thermoelectric Materials

(2014) Rachel J. Korkosz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Thermoelectric Transport in Cu7PSe6 with High Copper Ionic Mobility

(2014) Kai S. Weldert et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High Thermoelectric Performance of p-Type SnTe via a Synergistic Band Engineering and Nanostructuring Approach

(2014) Gangjian Tan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultralow thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in SnSe crystals

(2014) Li-Dong Zhao et al.   NATURE

Optimization of thermoelectric efficiency in SnTe: the case for the light band

(2014) Min Zhou et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Theory of band warping and its effects on thermoelectronic transport properties

(2014) Nicholas A. Mecholsky et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Optimum Carrier Concentration in n-Type PbTe Thermoelectrics

(2014) Yanzhong Pei et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Thermoelectric alloys between PbSe and PbS with effective thermal conductivity reduction and high figure of merit

(2014) Heng Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Band convergence in the non-cubic chalcopyrite compounds Cu2MGeSe4

(2014) Wolfgang G. Zeier et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Direct Evidence of Cation Disorder in Thermoelectric Lead Chalcogenides PbTe and PbS

(2013) Sofie Kastbjerg et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

All-scale hierarchical thermoelectrics: MgTe in PbTe facilitates valence band convergence and suppresses bipolar thermal transport for high performance

(2013) L. D. Zhao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Tuning bands of PbSe for better thermoelectric efficiency

(2013) Heng Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

The panoscopic approach to high performance thermoelectrics

(2013) Li-Dong Zhao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Lone Pair Effect, Structural Distortions, and Potential for Superconductivity in Tl Perovskites

(2013) Leslie M. Schoop et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

On the Stereochemical Inertness of the Auride Lone Pair: Ab Initio Studies of AAu (A = K, Rb, Cs)

(2013) Maosheng Miao et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Effect of Isovalent Substitution on the Thermoelectric Properties of the Cu2ZnGeSe4–xSx Series of Solid Solutions

(2013) Christophe P. Heinrich et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-Performance Tellurium-Free Thermoelectrics: All-Scale Hierarchical Structuring of p-Type PbSe–MSe Systems (M = Ca, Sr, Ba)

(2013) Yeseul Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High performance bulk thermoelectrics via a panoscopic approach

(2013) Jiaqing He et al.   Materials Today

Using crystallographic shear to reduce lattice thermal conductivity: high temperature thermoelectric characterization of the spark plasma sintered Magnéli phases WO2.90 and WO2.722

(2013) Gregor Kieslich et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

High Three-Dimensional Thermoelectric Performance from Low-Dimensional Bands

(2013) David Parker et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Identification and design principles of low hole effective mass p-type transparent conducting oxides

(2013) Geoffroy Hautier et al.   Nature Communications

Bulk modulus for polar covalent crystals

(2013) Bo Xu et al.   Scientific Reports

Importance of non-parabolic band effects in the thermoelectric properties of semiconductors

(2013) Xin Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Bond strength dependent superionic phase transformation in the solid solution series Cu2ZnGeSe4−xSx

(2013) Wolfgang G. Zeier et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation

(2013) Anubhav Jain et al.   APL Materials

Thermoelectric Materials: Band Engineering of Thermoelectric Materials (Adv. Mater. 46/2012)

(2012) Yanzhong Pei et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Influence of the Triel Elements (M = Al, Ga, In) on the Transport Properties of Ca5M2Sb6 Zintl Compounds

(2012) Alex Zevalkink et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Thermoelectric properties of Sr3GaSb3 – a chain-forming Zintl compound

(2012) Alex Zevalkink et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Low effective mass leading to high thermoelectric performance

(2012) Yanzhong Pei et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity

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

BAND GAP ENGINEERING OF CRYSTAL MATERIALS: BAND GAP ESTIMATION OF SEMICONDUCTORS VIA ELECTRONEGATIVITY

(2012) KEYAN LI et al.   Functional Materials Letters

Thermoelectric properties of Zn-doped Ca3AlSb3

(2012) Wolfgang G. Zeier et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Influence of a Nano Phase Segregation on the Thermoelectric Properties of the p-Type Doped Stannite Compound Cu2+xZn1–xGeSe4

(2012) Wolfgang G. Zeier et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Phonon Scattering through a Local Anisotropic Structural Disorder in the Thermoelectric Solid Solution Cu2Zn1–xFexGeSe4

(2012) Wolfgang G. Zeier et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-performance bulk thermoelectrics with all-scale hierarchical architectures

(2012) Kanishka Biswas et al.   NATURE

Copper ion liquid-like thermoelectrics

(2012) Huili Liu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

First-principles description of anomalously low lattice thermal conductivity in thermoelectric Cu-Sb-Se ternary semiconductors

(2012) Yongsheng Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Convergence of Conduction Bands as a Means of Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance ofn-TypeMg2Si1−xSnxSolid Solutions

(2012) Wei Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Stabilizing the Optimal Carrier Concentration for High Thermoelectric Efficiency

(2011) Yanzhong Pei et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Heavily Doped p-Type PbSe with High Thermoelectric Performance: An Alternative for PbTe

(2011) Heng Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stereochemistry of post-transition metal oxides: revision of the classical lone pair model

(2011) Aron Walsh et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Combination of large nanostructures and complex band structure for high performance thermoelectric lead telluride

(2011) Yanzhong Pei et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

High thermoelectric figure of merit in heavy hole dominated PbTe

(2011) Yanzhong Pei et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Perspectives on thermoelectrics: from fundamentals to device applications

(2011) M. Zebarjadi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Improved carrier concentration control in Zn-doped Ca5Al2Sb6

(2011) Alex Zevalkink et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Phonon engineering through crystal chemistry

(2011) Eric S. Toberer et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Nanostructures Boost the Thermoelectric Performance of PbS

(2011) Simon Johnsen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Lead telluride alloy thermoelectrics

(2011) Aaron D. LaLonde et al.   Materials Today

Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics

(2011) Yanzhong Pei et al.   NATURE

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

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

Ca3AlSb3: an inexpensive, non-toxic thermoelectric material for waste heat recovery

(2010) Alex Zevalkink et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Multiferroics: Past, present, and future

(2010) Nicola A. Spaldin et al.   PHYSICS TODAY

Entropically Stabilized Local Dipole Formation in Lead Chalcogenides

(2010) E. S. Bozin et al.   SCIENCE

New and Old Concepts in Thermoelectric Materials

(2009) Joseph R. Sootsman et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanostructured Thermoelectrics: The New Paradigm?†

(2009) Mercouri G. Kanatzidis   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Zintl Chemistry for Designing High Efficiency Thermoelectric Materials†‡

(2009) Eric S. Toberer et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Electronic structure and transport in thermoelectric compounds AZn2Sb2 (A = Sr, Ca, Yb, Eu)

(2009) Eric S. Toberer et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects

(2009) A. J. Minnich et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

An inconvenient truth about thermoelectrics

(2009) Cronin B. Vining   NATURE MATERIALS

High thermoelectric efficiency in lanthanum doped Yb14MnSb11

(2008) Eric S. Toberer et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Complex thermoelectric materials

(2008) G. Jeffrey Snyder et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

High temperature thermoelectric efficiency inBa8Ga16Ge30

(2008) Eric S. Toberer et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Intrinsically Minimal Thermal Conductivity in CubicI−V−VI2Semiconductors

(2008) D. T. Morelli et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS