High thermoelectric efficiency realized in SnSe crystals via structural modulation

Bingchao Qin; Dongyang Wang; Tao Hong; Yuping Wang; Dongrui Liu; Ziyuan Wang; Xiang Gao; Zhen-Hua Ge; Li-Dong Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37114-7

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

High thermoelectric efficiency realized in SnSe crystals via structural modulation

Bingchao Qin,
Dongyang Wang,
Tao Hong,
Yuping Wang,
Dongrui Liu,
Ziyuan Wang,
Xiang Gao,
Zhen-Hua Ge,
Li-Dong Zhao

Affiliations

Bingchao Qin: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University
Dongyang Wang: Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University
Tao Hong: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University
Yuping Wang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University
Dongrui Liu: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University
Ziyuan Wang: Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology
Xiang Gao: Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR)
Zhen-Hua Ge: Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology
Li-Dong Zhao: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37114-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Thermoelectric technology directly enables both power generation and electronic cooling. Here, the authors realize high-performance SnSe crystals with promising device efficiencies by modulating crystal and band structures.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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