Engineering half-Heusler thermoelectric materials using Zintl chemistry

Band gap estimation from temperature dependent Seebeck measurement—Deviations from the 2e|S|maxTmax relation

(2015) Zachary M. Gibbs et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Thermoelectric Enhancement in BaGa2Sb2 by Zn Doping

(2015) Umut Aydemir et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Metal Distributions, Efficient n-Type Doping, and Evidence for in-Gap States in TiNiMySn (M = Co, Ni, Cu) half-Heusler Nanocomposites

(2015) Ruth A. Downie et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Band engineering of high performance p-type FeNbSb based half-Heusler thermoelectric materials for figure of merit zT > 1

(2015) Chenguang Fu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

8 – N Rule and Chemical Bonding in Main-Group MgAgAs-Type Compounds

(2015) David Bende et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Direct observation of the electronic structure in thermoelectric half-Heusler alloys Zr1−xMxNiSn (M = Y and Nb)

(2015) Kengo Hattori et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Prediction and accelerated laboratory discovery of previously unknown 18-electron ABX compounds

(2015) Romain Gautier et al.   Nature Chemistry

A large family of filled skutterudites stabilized by electron count

(2015) Huixia Luo et al.   Nature Communications

Realizing high figure of merit in heavy-band p-type half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

(2015) Chenguang Fu et al.   Nature Communications

High Efficiency Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting

(2015) Tiejun Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Conductivity-limiting bipolar thermal conductivity in semiconductors

(2015) Shanyu Wang et al.   Scientific Reports

Compositions and thermoelectric properties of XNiSn (X = Ti, Zr, Hf) half-Heusler alloys

(2015) R. A. Downie et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Resolving the true band gap of ZrNiSn half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

(2015) Jennifer Schmitt et al.   Materials Horizons

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

Charge carrier concentration optimization of thermoelectric p-type half-Heusler compounds

(2015) Elisabeth Rausch et al.   APL Materials

Nanograined Half-Heusler Semiconductors as Advanced Thermoelectrics: An Ab Initio High-Throughput Statistical Study

(2014) Jesús Carrete et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Defect-Controlled Electronic Properties inAZn2Sb2Zintl Phases

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

Determining conductivity and mobility values of individual components in multiphase composite Cu1.97Ag0.03Se

(2014) Tristan W. Day 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

Covalence and Ionicity in MgAgAs-Type Compounds

(2014) David Bende et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Ordered Structures and Thermoelectric Properties of MNiSn (M = Ti, Zr, Hf)-Based Half-Heusler Compounds Affected by Close Relationship with Heusler Compounds

(2014) Yoshisato Kimura et al.   JOM

Improved thermoelectric performance of (Zr0.3Hf0.7)NiSn half-Heusler compounds by Ta substitution

(2014) Krzysztof Gałązka et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Nanoscale structural heterogeneity in Ni-rich half-Heusler TiNiSn

(2014) Jason E. Douglas et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Electronic structure of Zr–Ni–Sn systems: role of clustering and nanostructures in half-Heusler and Heusler limits

(2014) Dat T Do et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Half-Heusler thermoelectrics: a complex class of materials

(2014) Jan-Willem G Bos et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Thermoelectric Transport in Cu7PSe6 with High Copper Ionic Mobility

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

Electronic and Local Crystal Structures of the ZrNiSn Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Material

(2014) Hidetoshi Miyazaki et al.   MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

Enhanced thermoelectric performance in the p-type half-Heusler (Ti/Zr/Hf)CoSb0.8Sn0.2 system via phase separation

(2014) Elisabeth Rausch et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

The Zintl-Klemm Concept - A Historical Survey

(2014) Reinhard Nesper   ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE

The intrinsic disorder related alloy scattering in ZrNiSn half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

(2014) Hanhui Xie et al.   Scientific Reports

Band convergence in the non-cubic chalcopyrite compounds Cu2MGeSe4

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

Beneficial Contribution of Alloy Disorder to Electron and Phonon Transport in Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Materials

(2013) Hanhui Xie et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Applying Quantitative Microstructure Control in Advanced Functional Composites

(2013) Nicholas A. Heinz 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

Thermoelectric performance of nanostructured p-type Zr0.5Hf0.5Co0.4Rh0.6Sb1−xSnx half-Heusler alloys

(2013) Pramathesh Maji et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Large Enhancements of Thermopower and Carrier Mobility in Quantum Dot Engineered Bulk Semiconductors

(2013) Yuanfeng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Recent progress of half-Heusler for moderate temperature thermoelectric applications

(2013) Shuo Chen et al.   Materials Today

Improving the thermoelectric properties of half-Heusler TiNiSn through inclusion of a second full-Heusler phase: microwave preparation and spark plasma sintering of TiNi1+xSn

(2013) Christina S. Birkel et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Nanoengineering thermoelectrics for 21st century: Energy harvesting and other trends in the field

(2013) Marisol Martín-González et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Effect of Hf Concentration on Thermoelectric Properties of Nanostructured N-Type Half-Heusler Materials HfxZr1-xNiSn0.99Sb0.01

(2013) Shuo Chen et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Thermomagnetic Properties Improved by Self-Organized Flower-Like Phase Separation of Ferromagnetic Co2Dy0.5Mn0.5Sn

(2012) Michael Schwall et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

(2012) Yanzhong Pei et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Chalcopyrite CuGaTe2: A High-Efficiency Bulk Thermoelectric Material

(2012) Theerayuth Plirdpring et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Rapid Microwave Preparation of Thermoelectric TiNiSn and TiCoSb Half-Heusler Compounds

(2012) Christina S. Birkel et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Interrelation between atomic switching disorder and thermoelectric properties of ZrNiSn half-Heusler compounds

(2012) Han-Hui Xie et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Thermoelectric properties of Sr3GaSb3 – a chain-forming Zintl compound

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

Peculiarities of structural disorder in Zr- and Hf-containing Heusler and half-Heusler stannides

(2012) V.V. Romaka et al.   INTERMETALLICS

Thermoelectric properties of type-VIII clathrate Ba8Ga16Sn30 doped with Cu

(2012) Y. Saiga et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Thermoelectric Properties and n- to p-Type Conversion of Co-Doped ZrNiSn-Based Half-Heusler Alloys

(2012) Han-Hui Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

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

Electronic structure and optical, mechanical, and transport properties of the pure, electron-doped, and hole-doped Heusler compound CoTiSb

(2012) Siham Ouardi et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Recent Advances in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Half-Heusler Compounds

(2012) Wenjie Xie et al.   Nanomaterials

Interfacial disconnections at Sb2Te3 precipitates in PbTe: Mechanisms of strain accommodation and phase transformation at a tetradymite/rocksalt telluride interface

(2011) N.A. Heinz et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Zintl Ions, Cage Compounds, and Intermetalloid Clusters of Group 14 and Group 15 Elements

(2011) Sandra Scharfe et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

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

Atomic Interactions in the p-Type Clathrate I Ba8Au5.3Ge40.7

(2011) Hui Zhang et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Transport properties of the clathrate BaGe5

(2011) C. Candolfi et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Improvement of thermoelectric properties for half-Heusler TiNiSn by interstitial Ni defects

(2011) Hirofumi Hazama et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Phonon engineering through crystal chemistry

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

P-type doping of Hf0.6Zr0.4NiSn half-Heusler thermoelectric materials prepared by levitation melting and spark plasma sintering

(2011) Kai Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Simultaneous Large Enhancements in Thermopower and Electrical Conductivity of Bulk Nanostructured Half-Heusler Alloys

(2011) Julien P. A. Makongo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nanostructures Boost the Thermoelectric Performance of PbS

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

Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics

(2011) Yanzhong Pei et al.   NATURE

Introduction of resonant states and enhancement of thermoelectric properties in half-Heusler alloys

(2011) J. W. Simonson et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Simple rules for the understanding of Heusler compounds

(2011) Tanja Graf et al.   PROGRESS IN SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Enhancement in Thermoelectric Figure-Of-Merit of an N-Type Half-Heusler Compound by the Nanocomposite Approach

(2011) Giri Joshi et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

On the Design of High-Efficiency Thermoelectric Clathrates through a Systematic Cross-Substitution of Framework Elements

(2010) Xun Shi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Multi-temperature synchrotron PXRD and physical properties study of half-Heusler TiCoSb

(2010) I. Skovsen et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

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

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

High-temperature thermoelectric properties of Tix(ZrHf)0.99−xV0.01Ni0.9Pd0.1Sn0.99Sb0.01 half-Heusler alloys

(2010) Ping-Jen Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Effects of yttrium doping on the thermoelectric properties of Hf0.6Zr0.4NiSn0.98Sb0.02 half-Heusler alloys

(2010)   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

BaGe5: A New Type of Intermetallic Clathrate

(2010) Umut Aydemir et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-performance half-Heusler thermoelectric materials Hf1−x ZrxNiSn1−ySby prepared by levitation melting and spark plasma sintering

(2009) Cui Yu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

New and Old Concepts in Thermoelectric Materials

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

Zintl Chemistry for Designing High Efficiency Thermoelectric Materials†‡

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

Thermoelectric clathrates of type I

(2009) Mogens Christensen et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Crystal structure and transport properties of Ba8Ge43□3

(2009) U. Aydemir et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Reduced Grain Size and Improved Thermoelectric Properties of Melt Spun (Hf,Zr)NiSn Half-Heusler Alloys

(2009) Cui Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

Influence of band structure on the large thermoelectric performance of lanthanum telluride

(2009) Andrew F. May et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Characterization and analysis of thermoelectric transport inn-typeBa8Ga16−xGe30+x

(2009) Andrew F. May et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Traversing the Metal-Insulator Transition in a Zintl Phase: Rational Enhancement of Thermoelectric Efficiency in Yb14Mn1−xAlxSb11

(2008) Eric S. Toberer et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Evaluation of Half-Heusler Compounds as Thermoelectric Materials Based on the Calculated Electrical Transport Properties

(2008) Jiong Yang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

In-gap Electronic States Responsible for the Excellent Thermoelectric Properties of Ni-based Half-Heusler Alloys

(2008) Koji Miyamoto et al.   Applied Physics Express

High thermoelectric efficiency in lanthanum doped Yb14MnSb11

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

(Zr,Hf)Co(Sb,Sn) half-Heusler phases as high-temperature (>700°C) p-type thermoelectric materials

(2008) Slade R. Culp et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

High-temperature thermoelectric properties of Nb-doped MNiSn (M=Ti, Zr) half-Heusler compound

(2008) Hiroaki Muta et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Electronic structure of transition metal-doped XNiSn and XCoSb (X = Hf,Zr) phases in the vicinity of the band gap

(2008) J W Simonson et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Complex thermoelectric materials

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

Cooling, Heating, Generating Power, and Recovering Waste Heat with Thermoelectric Systems

(2008) Lon E. Bell   SCIENCE