Edge-shared cesium-niobium chalcogenides replace unstable toxic lead-halide perovskites while maintaining visible-light absorption for photovoltaics.
Alkali-chalcogenide doping in layered Bi-Te-Se thermoelectrics improves electrical properties and figure of merit through melt synthesis and spark plasma sintering.
Cd doping forms nanoscale superstructures that increase electrical conductivity and suppress thermal conductivity in AgSb1-xCdxTe2.
Se, S, and Sn doping suppresses Ag2Te impurity phases while enhancing electrical conductivity to boost the thermoelectric figure of merit.
Rocking the melt during solidification achieves uniform CdTe distribution in PbTe matrix, resolving defects from rapid quenching.
A gamma-argyrodite structured material with a specific chemical formula enables high energy conversion efficiency through optimized synthesis.
Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis produces pure cadmium selenium alloy powders for photovoltaic applications.
Sn-Te-Mg compounds doped with Sb, Bi, and other metals increase the power factor to improve heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency.
Doping Mg3Bi2 with controlled selenium or tellurium ratios resolves low performance trade-offs, achieving high ZT and negative Seebeck coefficient S.
Ternary chalcogenide thin films deliver high conductivity and transparency, overcoming the flexibility limits of indium tin oxide in flexible electronics.
ALD and sulfur thermal treatment resolve discontinuities in transition metal dichalcogenide alloy films, enabling uniform large-area synthesis.
Rare earth doping in bismuth telluride matrices enhances phonon scattering and carrier mobility, raising ZT values above 1.4 while simplifying processing.
Amine and thiol solvents dissolve solid selenium into a homogeneous liquid mixture for nanoparticle synthesis.
Mechanical exfoliation converts bulk precursors into single-phase transition metal chalcogenides, avoiding complex chemical vapor deposition processes.
Semi-coherent interfaces with high-density dislocations reduce thermal conductivity below 0.4 W/mK, raising the figure of merit above 1.3.
Nano-metal particles coat micron-thermoelectric grains to reduce thermal conduction and raise the figure of merit.