High thermoelectric performance in Te-free (Bi,Sb)2Se3via structural transition induced band convergence and chemical bond softening

n-Type Bi2Te3–xSex Nanoplates with Enhanced Thermoelectric Efficiency Driven by Wide-Frequency Phonon Scatterings and Synergistic Carrier Scatterings

(2016) Min Hong et al.   ACS Nano

Electronegative guests in CoSb3

(2016) Bo Duan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Broad temperature plateau for high ZTs in heavily doped p-type SnSe single crystals

(2016) Kunling Peng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

New Insights into Intrinsic Point Defects in V2VI3Thermoelectric Materials

(2016) Tiejun Zhu et al.   Advanced Science

On the tuning of electrical and thermal transport in thermoelectrics: an integrated theory–experiment perspective

(2016) Jiong Yang et al.   npj Computational Materials

Anisotropic Multicenter Bonding and High Thermoelectric Performance in Electron-Poor CdSb

(2015) Shanyu Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Orbitally driven giant phonon anharmonicity in SnSe

(2015) C. W. Li et al.   Nature Physics

Vibrational properties and bonding nature of Sb2Se3 and their implications for chalcogenide materials

(2015) Volker L. Deringer et al.   Chemical Science

Tuning Multiscale Microstructures to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type Bismuth-Telluride-Based Solid Solutions

(2015) Lipeng Hu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Conductivity-limiting bipolar thermal conductivity in semiconductors

(2015) Shanyu Wang et al.   Scientific Reports

High performance n-type bismuth telluride based alloys for mid-temperature power generation

(2015) Zhenglong Tang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Point Defect Engineering of High-Performance Bismuth-Telluride-Based Thermoelectric Materials

(2014) Lipeng Hu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Observations of a Metal-Insulator Transition and Strong Surface States in Bi2-xSbxSe3Thin Films

(2014) Cheng Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Thickness and strain effects on the thermoelectric transport in nanostructured Bi2Se3

(2014) Y. Saeed et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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

(2014) Li-Dong Zhao et al.   NATURE

Two-dimensional thermoelectrics with Rashba spin-split bands in bulk BiTeI

(2014) Lihua Wu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Part-crystalline part-liquid state and rattling-like thermal damping in materials with chemical-bond hierarchy

(2014) Wujie Qiu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis for compound thermoelectrics and new criterion for combustion processing

(2014) Xianli Su et al.   Nature Communications

Metal nanoparticle decorated n-type Bi2Te3-based materials with enhanced thermoelectric performances

(2013) Shanyu Wang et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Topological phase transitions in (Bi1−xInx)2Se3and (Bi1−xSbx)2Se3

(2013) Jianpeng Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Rational Design of Advanced Thermoelectric Materials

(2013) Jihui Yang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Ioffe–Regel limit and lattice thermal conductivity reduction of high performance (AgSbTe2)15(GeTe)85 thermoelectric materials

(2013) Tiejun Zhu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

The Criteria for Beneficial Disorder in Thermoelectric Solid Solutions

(2012) Heng Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Phonon spectrum and bonding properties of Bi2Se3: Role of strong spin-orbit interaction

(2012) Bao-Tian Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Phonon dynamics in CuxBi2Se3 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.125) and Bi2Se2 crystals studied using femtosecond spectroscopy

(2012) H.-J. Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Studies on the Bi2Te3–Bi2Se3–Bi2S3system for mid-temperature thermoelectric energy conversion

(2012) Weishu Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity

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

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Bi2(Te1−xSex)3-based compounds as n-type legs for low-temperature power generation

(2012) Shanyu Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future

(2012) Steven Chu et al.   NATURE

Copper ion liquid-like thermoelectrics

(2012) Huili Liu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Giant magnetocaloric effect driven by structural transitions

(2012) Jian Liu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

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

(2012) Wei Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

First principles prediction of the elastic, electronic, and optical properties of Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 compounds

(2012) H. Koc et al.   SOLID STATE SCIENCES

Emergence of non-centrosymmetric topological insulating phase in BiTeI under pressure

(2012) M.S. Bahramy et al.   Nature Communications

Observation of a topological crystalline insulator phase and topological phase transition in Pb1−xSn x Te

(2012) Su-Yang Xu et al.   Nature Communications

Tellurium-Free Thermoelectric: The Anisotropic n-Type Semiconductor Bi2S3

(2012) Kanishka Biswas et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Structural and Optical Properties of Electrodeposited Bi2-xSbxSe3 Thin Films

(2012) J. Li et al.   ECS Solid State Letters

Enhancement of the thermoelectric performance of β-Zn4Sb3 by in situ nanostructures and minute Cd-doping

(2011) Shanyu Wang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Enhanced performances of melt spun Bi2(Te,Se)3 for n-type thermoelectric legs

(2011) Shanyu Wang et al.   INTERMETALLICS

Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics

(2011) Yanzhong Pei et al.   NATURE

Giant anharmonic phonon scattering in PbTe

(2011) O. Delaire et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Lattice thermal conductivity reduction in Bi2Te3quantum wires with smooth and rough surfaces: A molecular dynamics study

(2011) Bo Qiu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Anomalous Lattice Dynamics near the Ferroelectric Instability in PbTe

(2011) Yi Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Identifying the Specific Nanostructures Responsible for the High Thermoelectric Performance of (Bi,Sb)2Te3Nanocomposites

(2010) Wenjie Xie et al.   NANO LETTERS

Experimental Studies on Anisotropic Thermoelectric Properties and Structures of n-Type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3

(2010) Xiao Yan et al.   NANO LETTERS

First-principles studies of the three-dimensional strong topological insulators Bi2Te3, Bi2Se3and Sb2Te3

(2010) Wei Zhang et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Electronic structure of antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) from GW calculations

(2010) Rajasekarakumar Vadapoo et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS

Enhancement of Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit by a Bulk Nanostructuring Approach

(2009) Yucheng Lan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Effect of Sb doping on thermoelectric properties of chemically deposited bismuth selenide films

(2009) N.S. Patil et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Topological insulators in Bi2Se3, Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 with a single Dirac cone on the surface

(2009) Haijun Zhang et al.   Nature Physics

p-typeBi2Se3for topological insulator and low-temperature thermoelectric applications

(2009) Y. S. Hor et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Ab initioand molecular dynamics predictions for electron and phonon transport in bismuth telluride

(2008) Bao-Ling Huang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

First-principles calculations of the ferroelastic transition between rutile-type andCaCl2-typeSiO2at high pressures

(2008) Atsushi Togo et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Intrinsically Minimal Thermal Conductivity in CubicI−V−VI2Semiconductors

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

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

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