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Grain boundary decoration by electroless plating Ag enhances the thermoelectric performance of polycrystalline SnSe

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Incorporation of MXene into Bi2S3 Matrix Promotes Better Electron Transport and Enhanced Thermoelectric Figure of Merit

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Synergistic effects of interstitial and substitutional doping on the thermoelectric properties of PbS

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Modulated electrical transport properties and enhanced thermoelectric performance in tellurium by compositing with copper and doping with antimony

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A critical review on medium- and high-entropy thermoelectric alloys

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Single‐Atom and 1 nm Cluster Co‐Modified Thermoelectrics

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Low Thermal Conductivity Contributes to High Thermoelectric Performance: A Review

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Achieving ultrahigh power factor in Mg 3(Sb,Bi) 2-based thermoelectric alloys sintered by introducing elemental Mg and W

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Beyond Tellurides: Lead Selenide as a High Efficiency Thermoelectric Material for Power Generation and Solid-State Cooling

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Design Charged Edge Dislocations Toward High Performance Thermoelectrics

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Integrating methane partial oxidation and thermoelectric generation in a Swiss-roll reactor: Hydrogen and electricity dual production and life cycle assessment

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Cooperative Nanostructuring and Resonant Density-of-States Engineering Enable High-Performance n-Type PbSe Thermoelectrics

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Ultralow two-channel thermal conductivity in aikinite

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Thermoelectric Performance of Layered PbBi4Te7 Compound

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Revisiting the thermodynamic mechanisms of thermoelectric energy conversion

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Enhancing Thermoelectric and Cooling Performance of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 through Ferroelectric Polarization in Flexible Ag/PZT/PVDF/Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 Film

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Enhancing thermoelectric performance of Bi2S3 bulk via AgCl incorporation and hierarchical defect engineering

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Tailoring the Electron and Phonon Transport in Metavalently Bonded GeTe by Stepwise Doping

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Strategies and Prospects for High-Performance Te-Free Thermoelectric Materials

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Spontaneous Orientation Polarization of Anisotropic Equivalent Dipoles Harnessed by Entropy Engineering for Ultra-Thin Electromagnetic Wave Absorber

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Efficient selectivity of dual-metal intermediate structure in metal-organic frameworks-based photocatalyst for customized the pathway of CO2 reduction to CO

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Synthesis, crystal structure, and thermoelectric properties of vacancy‐doped praseodymium sulfide

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Toward Efficient Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

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Thermo‐Electro‐Magnetic Interactions and ≈1 nm Fe Interfacial Layer Realize High Average ZT in Fe/Mg3(Sb,Bi)2 Below 300 °C

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Defect Engineering Advances Thermoelectric Materials

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