Tuning the carrier scattering mechanism to effectively improve the thermoelectric properties

Discovery of high-performance low-cost n-type Mg3Sb2-based thermoelectric materials with multi-valley conduction bands

(2017) Jiawei Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Vacancy-induced dislocations within grains for high-performance PbSe thermoelectrics

(2017) Zhiwei Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Grain Boundary Engineering for Achieving High Thermoelectric Performance in n-Type Skutterudites

(2017) Xianfu Meng et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Phonon scattering by nanoscale twin boundaries

(2017) Jun Mao et al.   Nano Energy

Thermoelectric properties of materials near the band crossing line in Mg 2 Sn–Mg 2 Ge–Mg 2 Si system

(2016) Jun Mao et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

The Role of Ionized Impurity Scattering on the Thermoelectric Performances of Rock Salt AgPbmSnSe2+m

(2016) Lin Pan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Isotropic Conduction Network and Defect Chemistry in Mg3+δSb2-Based Layered Zintl Compounds with High Thermoelectric Performance

(2016) Hiromasa Tamaki et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Understanding Nanostructuring Processes in Thermoelectrics and Their Effects on Lattice Thermal Conductivity

(2016) Di Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Thinking Like a Chemist: Intuition in Thermoelectric Materials

(2016) Wolfgang G. Zeier et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rationally Designing High-Performance Bulk Thermoelectric Materials

(2016) Gangjian Tan et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

New insight into the material parameter B to understand the enhanced thermoelectric performance of Mg2Sn1−x−yGexSby

(2016) Weishu Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Thermoelectric performance enhancement of Mg2Sn based solid solutions by band convergence and phonon scattering via Pb and Si/Ge substitution for Sn

(2016) Jun Mao et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Higher thermoelectric performance of Zintl phases (Eu0.5Yb0.5)1−xCaxMg2Bi2by band engineering and strain fluctuation

(2016) Jing Shuai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Achieving high power factor and output power density in p-type half-Heuslers Nb1-xTixFeSb

(2016) Ran He et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Importance of high power factor in thermoelectric materials for power generation application: A perspective

(2016) Weishu Liu et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Thermoelectric properties of Bi-based Zintl compounds Ca1−xYbxMg2Bi2

(2016) Jing Shuai et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Enhancement of thermoelectric performance of phase pure Zintl compounds Ca 1−x Yb x Zn 2 Sb 2 , Ca 1 −x Eu x Zn 2 Sb 2 , and Eu 1 −x Yb x Zn 2 Sb 2 by mechanical alloying and hot pressing

(2016) Jing Shuai et al.   Nano Energy

Dislocation strain as the mechanism of phonon scattering at grain boundaries

(2016) Hyun-Sik Kim et al.   Materials Horizons

Thermoelectric properties of Na-doped Zintl compound: Mg 3− x Na x Sb 2

(2015) Jing Shuai et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

On Intensifying Carrier Impurity Scattering to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance in Cr-Doped CeyCo4Sb12

(2015) Shanyu Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL 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

Orbitally driven giant phonon anharmonicity in SnSe

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

n-type thermoelectric material Mg2Sn0.75Ge0.25for high power generation

(2015) Weishu Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Relationship between thermoelectric figure of merit and energy conversion efficiency

(2015) Hee Seok Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dense dislocation arrays embedded in grain boundaries for high-performance bulk thermoelectrics

(2015) S. I. Kim et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2015) L.-D. Zhao et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2015) Chenguang Fu et al.   Nature Communications

High thermoelectric power factor in Cu–Ni alloy originate from potential barrier scattering of twin boundaries

(2015) Jun Mao et al.   Nano Energy

BiCuSeO oxyselenides: new promising thermoelectric materials

(2014) Li-Dong Zhao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

(2014) Li-Dong Zhao et al.   NATURE

High Thermoelectric Performance via Hierarchical Compositionally Alloyed Nanostructures

(2013) Li-Dong Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High performance bulk thermoelectrics via a panoscopic approach

(2013) Jiaqing He et al.   Materials Today

Band Engineering of Thermoelectric Materials

(2012) Yanzhong Pei et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Low effective mass leading to high thermoelectric performance

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

Study of the Thermoelectric Properties of Lead Selenide Doped with Boron, Gallium, Indium, or Thallium

(2012) Qian Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Heavy Doping and Band Engineering by Potassium to Improve the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in p-Type PbTe, PbSe, and PbTe1–ySey

(2012) Qian Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhancement of Thermoelectric Properties by Modulation-Doping in Silicon Germanium Alloy Nanocomposites

(2012) Bo Yu et al.   NANO LETTERS

High-performance bulk thermoelectrics with all-scale hierarchical architectures

(2012) Kanishka Biswas et al.   NATURE

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

(2012) Wei Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Resonant levels in bulk thermoelectric semiconductors

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

High Performance Thermoelectrics from Earth-Abundant Materials: Enhanced Figure of Merit in PbS by Second Phase Nanostructures

(2011) Li-Dong Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Power Factor Enhancement by Modulation Doping in Bulk Nanocomposites

(2011) Mona Zebarjadi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics

(2011) Yanzhong Pei et al.   NATURE

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

(2010) Xun Shi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

On the Origin of Increased Phonon Scattering in Nanostructured PbTe Based Thermoelectric Materials

(2010) Jiaqing He et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

(2010) Wenjie Xie et al.   NANO LETTERS

Unique nanostructures and enhanced thermoelectric performance of melt-spun BiSbTe alloys

(2009) Wenjie Xie et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Enhanced Seebeck coefficient through energy-barrier scattering in PbTe nanocomposites

(2009) J. Martin et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Increased Phonon Scattering by Nanograins and Point Defects in Nanostructured Silicon with a Low Concentration of Germanium

(2009) G. H. Zhu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in nanostructured n-type silicon germanium bulk alloy

(2008) X. W. Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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

(2008) Giri Joshi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Complex thermoelectric materials

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

Theory of enhancement of thermoelectric properties of materials with nanoinclusions

(2008) Sergey V. Faleev et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured Bismuth Antimony Telluride Bulk Alloys

(2008) B. Poudel et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2008) Lon E. Bell   SCIENCE

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

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