Influence of structure phase transition on the thermoelectric properties of Cu2Se1−xTex liquid-like compounds

Trung Kien Mac, Thi Thu Ta, Huu Tuan Nguyen, Van Du Nguyen, Thi Lan Huong Pham, Van Thiet Duong, Tran Dang Thanh, Bach Thang Phan and Anh Tuan Duong

RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 26383
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Precision engineering of copper vacancies in CuInTe2 for synergistically enhanced thermoelectric performance

Songlin Li, Chenghao Xie, Keke Liu, Jiabei Liu, Junxi Mei, Guoqing Ding, Jingjing Cui, Weibin Xu, Chengchen Cao, Qingjie Zhang, Xinfeng Tang and Gangjian Tan

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 27691
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Halide (X = I, Br, Cl) doping to tune the electronic structure for conversion of Pb0.6Sn0.4Te into a high-performing thermoelectric material

U. Sandhya Shenoy and D. Krishna Bhat

Energy Adv., 2022, 1, 15
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Synergistic modulation of thermoelectric performance in SnTe via Ge alloying and Sb doping

Meihua Hu, Ying Tian, Ning Bi, Shangsheng Li, Bin Wei, Di Liu and Haobo Zhang

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2026
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A case of perfect convergence of light and heavy hole valence bands in SnTe: the role of Ge and Zn co-dopants

U. Sandhya Shenoy, Goutham K. D. and D. Krishna Bhat

Mater. Adv., 2022, 3, 5941
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A one-step eco-friendly approach for the synthesis of cuprous oxide nanofluids for energy systems with excellent thermal conductivity and stability

U. Sandhya Shenoy, S. Pavan Kumar and D. Krishna Bhat

New J. Chem., 2026, 50, 4389
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Pushing the limit of synergy in SnTe-based thermoelectric materials leading to an ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity and enhanced ZT

Samuel Kimani Kihoi, U. Sandhya Shenoy, Joseph Ngugi Kahiu, Hyunji Kim, D. Krishna Bhat and Ho Seong Lee

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2023, 7, 1916
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Topological spin dynamics in Eu-doped SnTe using spin resonance and magnetic measurements

Subhadip Ghosh and Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2026, 14, 2293
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Synthesis and Thermoelectric Characterization of Sb-Doped Cu2Se by Mechanical Alloying and Solid-State Reaction

Trung Kien Mac, Do Hung Manh, Huu Tuan Nguyen, Tran Thi Ha Giang, Dao Son Lam, Dinh Chi Linh, Anh Tuan Thanh Pham, Bach Thang Phan, Tran Dang Thanh and Anh Tuan Duong

J. Electron. Mater., 2024, 53, 693
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Thermoelectric power factor optimization in hydrothermally synthesized SnO2 nanoparticles by Cu doping

Najaf Abbas Khan, Anas Al Tarabsheh, S. Ikram, A. Ali and K. Mahmood

Results in Engineering, 2024, 24, 103442
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Doping Copper Selenide for Tuning the Crystal Structure and Thermoelectric Performance of Germanium Telluride-Based Materials

Luo Yue, Pengpeng Bai and Shuqi Zheng

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 8327
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Enhanced thermoelectric performance of P-type SnTe thin film through Sr doping and Post-Annealing treatment

Arslan Ashfaq, Elsammani Ali Shokralla, Adnan Ali, Michael M. Sabugaa, Mohamed Abdelsabour Fahmy, Shaimaa A. M. Abdelmohsen, M. Yasir Ali, Adnan Baig, Obaidallah A. Algethami and Mohamed Abboud

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2023, 153, 110790
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Probing of Bi doped GeTe thermoelectrics leads to revelation of resonant states

U. Sandhya Shenoy, Goutham K. D and D. Krishna Bhat

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 921, 165965
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Towards achieving an ideal convergence of light and heavy electron conduction bands in SnTe: Insights into copper doping

U.Sandhya Shenoy and D.Krishna Bhat

Journal of Alloys and Compounds Communications, 2024, 1, 100001
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Advances and Challenges in SnTe‐Based Thermoelectrics

Lijun Wang, Raza Moshwan, Ningyi Yuan, Zhi‐Gang Chen and Xiao‐Lei Shi

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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GGA+U+mBJ amended electronic structure, multiferroicity, and thermoelectric response in Bi@Pb-doped PbTiO3: Strain engineering

Shamas Haider, Bassem F. Felemban, Hafiz Tauqeer Ali and S. Nazir

Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2025, 716, 417718
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High-performance SnTe-based thermoelectric materials driven by band convergence and lattice softening via CuSbS2 alloying and Cd doping

Chenyue Sun, Jinbo Li, Pengyuan Zhang, Donglin Yuan, Meichen Tian, Hong Chen, Muchun Guo, Qinyong Zhang, Yuke Zhu, Ming Liu and Jiehe Sui

Materials Today Physics, 2026, 63, 102093
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Properties of electrochemically deposited NiTe films prepared at varying dopant concentrations of molybdenum

Imosobomeh L. Ikhioya and Agnes C. Nkele

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2023, 34
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Doping-induced modifications in Bi2Te3: Structural, electronic, optoelectronic, thermoelectric, thermodynamic, and elastic properties for advanced functional applications

Muhammad Usman Javed, Qaiser Rafiq, Sikander Azam, Salman Ahmed and Abdulraheem SA Almalki

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2026, 208, 113125
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High thermoelectric performance in the n-type Bi2S3/f-MWCNTs nanocomposites prepared by hydrothermal method

Yaoning Bai, Xinru Li, Taoyuan Ouyang, Weiyao Wang, Yuwei Yan, Xiaodi Jiang, Xu Wang, Zichen Wang, Xiaoming Cai, Jinming Cai, Zhenhua Ge and Honglin Tan

Carbon, 2023, 212, 118158
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Origin of improved average power factor and mechanical properties of SnTe with high-dose Bi2Te3 alloying

Jun Ma, Xu-Ye Xin, Hong-Quan Liu, Yi-Jie Gu and Yan-Fang Wang

Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 21916
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Bottom-Up Synthesis of SnTe-Based Thermoelectric Composites

Bingfei Nan, Xuan Song, Cheng Chang, Ke Xiao, Yu Zhang, Linlin Yang, Sharona Horta, Junshan Li, Khak Ho Lim, Maria Ibáñez and Andreu Cabot

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 23380
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Enhancing the thermal conductivity and stability of cuprous oxide nanofluids: Ribose-mediated single step chemical synthesis for solar energy applications

D. Krishna Bhat, S. Pavan Kumar and U. Sandhya Shenoy

Nano Trends, 2025, 9, 100071
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Unlocking enhanced thermoelectric performance in Cu2Se: The synergistic effects of Ag and Sb co-doping and band structure optimization

Hailan Zhang, Liedong Zhao, Jingxian Wang, Guangxu Zhang, Qian Cao, Zhihai Ding, Shufang Wang, Jianglong Wang and Zhiliang Li

Applied Materials Today, 2025, 44, 102783
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Copper doping induced band structure and morphology transformation in CaTiO3 for textile dye photodegradation applications

U. Sandhya Shenoy, P.I. Uma and D. Krishna Bhat

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 1004, 175779
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Magnetic or non-magnetic effect: The case of Ge1-Bi Te compositing with CuCr2Se4

Yang Li, Yuanrui Tang, Jiye Zhang, Kai Guo and Jun Luo

Applied Materials Today, 2025, 42, 102607
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Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in graphene nanoribbons by creating a distortion and transition-metal doping

Fouad N. Ajeel, Ali Ben Ahmed and Alaa M. Khudhair

Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2024, 38, 101164
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The synergy of Sb doping and vacancy equilibrium charge improves the thermoelectric properties of GeMnTe2

Lei Gao, Jianing Wang, Wenhao Li, Xinyue Yang, Weiyu Song and Shuqi Zheng

Materials Today Communications, 2023, 37, 107004
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Thermoelectric properties enhancement and optimization of SnTe-based material with single doping: RSM-ANN approach

Fakhri Putra Nasution, Ahmad Rifqi Muchtar, Brian Yuliarto, F.X. Nugroho Soelami and N. Nasruddin

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2024, 325, 129779
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Nanocrystal-based thermoelectric SnTe-NaSbSe2 alloys with strengthened band convergence and reduced thermal conductivity

Bingfei Nan, Cheng Chang, Zhihao Li, Nilotpal Kapuria, Xu Han, Mengyao Li, Hongchao Wang, Kevin M. Ryan, Jordi Arbiol and Andreu Cabot

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 492, 152367
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Oxide thermoelectric materials: A review of emerging strategies for efficient waste heat recovery

Rumaisa Jan, Masarat Fayaz, Nowsheena Ayoub, Ishtihadah Islam, Sukanya Ghosh, Seemin Rubab and Shakeel Ahmad Khandy

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 654, 237806
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Exploring the impact of modulation of electronic structure via doping in the realm of environmental applications

U Sandhya Shenoy, Bhava Amin and D Krishna Bhat

Nano Trends, 2025, 9, 100075
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Lone-pair Bi dopants surpass Sb in orbital-defect synergistic regulation for enhanced radiative recombination in AgInS2

Gaoyu Liu, Wenhan Zhou, Yee Sin Ang, Shengli Zhang and Haibo Zeng

Sci. China Mater., 2025, 68, 3789
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Recent Progress in SnTe: An Eco‐Friendly and High‐Performance Chalcogenide Thermoelectric Material

Samuel Kimani Kihoi, Tae‐Youl Yang and Ho Seong Lee

Small, 2025, 21
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Enhanced Electrical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of SnTe through Equimolar Multication Alloying for Suitable Device Applications

Samuel Kimani Kihoi, U Sandhya Shenoy, Hyunji Kim, Joseph Ngugi Kahiu, Cheol Min Kim, Kwi-Il Park, Denthaje Krishna Bhat and Ho Seong Lee

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2024, 7, 1149
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The thermoelectric properties of Cu2S are enhanced by doping tin with hydrothermal method

Yuwei Yan, Yaoning Bai, Taoyuan Ouyang, Xinru Li, Xu Wang, Xiaodi Jiang, Weiyao Wang, Xiaoming Cai, Jinming Cai and Honglin Tan

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2024, 35
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Resonance states and hyperconvergence induced by tungsten doping in SnTe: Multiband transport leading to a propitious thermoelectric material

U.Sandhya Shenoy, Goutham K. D. and D.Krishna Bhat

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 905, 164146
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Synergistic effect of tri-doping with Mn, Ge, and Bi and thermoelectric enhancement of SnTe induced by grain boundary engineering and nanostructuring

Donghyun Shin, U. Sandhya Shenoy, Hyejeong Choi, Joseph Ngugi Kahiu, Eun-Ji Meang, Kwi-Il Park, Kwan-Ho Park, D. Krishna Bhat and Ho Seong Lee

Journal of Materiomics, 2026, 12, 101119
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Improved thermoelectric performance by microwave wet chemical synthesis of low thermal conductivity SnTe

Wenhao Li, Lei Gao, Sitong Wei, Xinyue Yang, Zhen Ji, Weiyu Song and Shuqi Zheng

Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2023, 660, 414894
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Tuning the electronic structure of rhombohedral and cubic GeTe for thermoelectric application: Influence of molybdenum doping

U Sandhya Shenoy and D Krishna Bhat

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2024, 188, 111943
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Point defects, doping and the path to n-type SnTe

Neeraj Mishra and Guy Makov

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 986, 174157
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Enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activity of IrO2-decorated nano-cuboidal SrTiO3 particles

Seung Woo Jeon, Hyun Ju Yang, Thi Minh Thu Pham, Tae Hyeon Jeong, Jong Hoon Kim, Je Hyun Bae and Young Heon Kim

Applied Materials Today, 2025, 43, 102654
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High figure-of-merit in Zn, Sb co-doped Mg2Si0.3Sn0.7 alloy through simultaneous optimization of electrical and thermal transports

Pritam Sarkar, Pankaj Gupta, U. Sandhya Shenoy, Surjeet Singh, Sayandeep Kundu, Nitin Kumawat, Dinesh Kumar Kedia, D. Krishna Bhat, Shovit Bhattacharya and Ajay Singh

Materials Today Physics, 2025, 57, 101776
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Synergistic enhancement of thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe by resonant level and single-atom-layer vacancies

Chenghao Zhang, Kangpeng Jin, Hongliang Dong, Wenlong Xu, Pengfei Xu, Zhenhua Yan, Weiyun Zhao, Biao Xu and Liangwei Fu

Nano Energy, 2024, 126, 109615
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Design of symmetric cell configuration using γ-Mo4O11 nanorods with ultra-high power density and excellent stability

I. Manohara Babu, G. Vishnu Priyadharshini and I. Rathinamala

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 646, 237196
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Exceptional light harvesting in copper doped CaTiO3 nanocuboids with surface nanosteps for the photo remediation of toxic Cr(VI) ions and dyes

D. Krishna Bhat, P.I. Uma and U. Sandhya Shenoy

Journal of Alloys and Compounds Communications, 2024, 4, 100030
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Interplay between metavalent bonds and dopant orbitals enables the design of SnTe thermoelectrics

Guodong Tang, Yuqi Liu, Xiaoyu Yang, Yongsheng Zhang, Pengfei Nan, Pan Ying, Yaru Gong, Xuemei Zhang, Binghui Ge, Nan Lin, Xuefei Miao, Kun Song, Carl-Friedrich Schön, Matteo Cagnoni, Dasol Kim, Yuan Yu and Matthias Wuttig

Nat Commun, 2024, 15
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Bi-doping synergistically optimizes electrical-thermal transport properties: High-performance enhancement of Sn0.8Mn0.1Pb0.1Te alloys

Jun-Xiang Zhang, Qi-Dong Wang, Zhen-Zhen Meng, Ting-Ting Chen, Tai-Chao Su, Juan Li, Dong-Wei Ao, Bing Sun, Hong-An Ma and Shu-Ting Song

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 1062, 187615
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Enhanced thermoelectric properties of SnTe through core-shell structures and band engineering

Panpan Peng, Chao Wang, Jing Chen, Pengya Fan, Rui Du, Haotian Si, Zhenxiang Cheng and Jianli Wang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 942, 169010
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Lattice Mismatch Induced Lattice Thermal Conductivity Reduction and Negative Thermal Expansion of GeTe-Based Thermoelectric Bulk Alloys

Anil Kumar, Jae Hyun Yun, Saurabh Thoravat, Pooja Rawat, Junyoung Park, Hyungyu Jin, Dong Jin Hyun, Li Koon Choi, Yeonghun Kim, Hyeung Jin Lee, Jin Hee Kim and Jong-Soo Rhyee

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 45784
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Boosting the thermoelectric performance of n-type Bi2S3 by compositing rGO

Yaoning Bai, Taoyuan Ouyang, Xinru Li, Yuwei Yan, Zisong Kong, Xiaolong Ma, Zhi Li, Zhidong Li, Xiaoming Cai, Jinming Cai and Honglin Tan

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 933, 167814
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Effect of semimetal to semiconductor transition on the thermoelectric properties of Bi-Sb

C.Y. Wu, K.Z. Wu, Z.C. Xia, Rong. Liu and H.Y. Chen

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1040, 183427
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Enhanced spintronic and thermoelectric performance in vanadium-doped CaTiO3: An ab-initio study

K. El Aaouita, N. Mediane, F. Goumrhar, L.B. Drissi and R. Ahl Laamara

Computational Condensed Matter, 2025, 42, e00999
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Enhancing the thermoelectric power factor of nanostructured SnO2 via Bi substitution

Arslan Ashfaq, Lassaad K. Smirani, Mohamed Abboud, Ubaid ur Rehman, Mohammed M. Fadhali, H.H. Hegazy, Md Amzad Hossain, A. Ali, K. Mehmood and N. Amin

Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 10360
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Off-Center Distortions and Resonant Levels: A Pathway to Enhance Power Generation and Thermoelectric Cooling in PbSe Crystals

Siqi Wang, Shulin Bai, Pengpeng Chen, Shaoping Zhan, Yu Tian, Lei Wang, Dongrui Liu, Jiayi Peng, Yichen Li, Dezheng Gao, Tian Gao, Zhiyao Zhang, Zhan Si, Yuxiang Wei, Hongyao Xie, Xiang Gao, Yingcai Zhu, Yi Wen and Li-Dong Zhao

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 15827
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Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity and Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Cu and Sb Co-Doped SnTe Thermoelectric Material with a Complex Microstructure Evolution

Samuel Kimani Kihoi, U. Sandhya Shenoy, Joseph Ngugi Kahiu, Hyunji Kim, D. Krishna Bhat and Ho Seong Lee

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 1367
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Electronic structure of Sn1-xMnxTe semiconducting solid solution: a resonant photoemission study

Elzbieta Guziewicz, Bronislaw A. Orlowski and Bogdan J. Kowalski

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2026, 216, 113725
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Properties of electrochemically-deposited NiTe films doped with molybdenum at varying temperatures

Imosobomeh L. Ikhioya and Agnes C. Nkele

Results in Optics, 2023, 12, 100494
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Atomic-defect-suppressed pristine p-type Bi0.3Sb1.7Te3 as robust high-performance thermoelectrics for power generation and cooling

Qi Zhao, Zhen Fan, Yi Wang, Qiulin Liu, Xuejuan Dong, Xiaowei Wu, Zhicheng Shan, Hangtian Zhu, Zhiliang Li, Shufang Wang and Huaizhou Zhao

Journal of Materiomics, 2025, 11, 101090
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Conduction Bands Manipulation Leads to Promising Thermoelectric Efficiency in n‐Type Mo‐Doped Bi2(Te,Se)3

Jiayi Peng, Dongrui Liu, Yi Wen, Shulin Bai, Siqi Wang, Yu Tian, Xumeng Jia, Yichen Li, Huiqiang Liang, Shibo Liu, Xin Qian, Xu Liu, Bingchao Qin and Li‐Dong Zhao

Advanced Energy Materials, 2026, 16
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Tailoring electronic thermal conductivity in SnTe (001) thorough doping in diffusive regime

Farid Mohammadi, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Ehsan Gholami, Afarin Fatemeh Rezaei, Morteza Rahmani and Kavoos Mirabbaszadeh

Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2026, 720, 417992
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