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Bond-strength engineering beyond mass fluctuation: unraveling the dominant mechanism of lattice thermal conductivity suppression in neighboring-site doped β-FeSi2 thermoelectrics

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High-entropy materials for thermoelectric applications: towards performance and reliability

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Synergistic effects of Ag-Bi co-doping on thermoelectric properties of Mg2Si0.3Sn0.7 solid solutions

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Isostructural composite of Nb0.8Ti0.2FeSb with Nb0.86Hf0.14FeSb toward higher thermoelectric performance

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The Substitution of Rare-Earth Gd in BaScCuTe3 Realizing the Band Degeneracy and the Point-Defect Scattering toward Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance

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A Review of Thermoelectric Generators in Automobile Waste Heat Recovery Systems for Improving Energy Utilization

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Entropy stabilized Heusler alloys for thermoelectric applications

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Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of ZrCoSb Half-Heusler Compounds by Sn–Bi Codoping

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Manipulating defects leads to high thermoelectric performance in p-type FeVSb-based Half-Heusler materials

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Tailoring Zr-vacancy induces superior thermoelectric performance of Hf-free ZrCoSb-based half-Heusler compounds

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Inorganic thermoelectric semiconductors with room temperature plasticity

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

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Optimized Thermoelectric Properties in Ta-Doped NbFeSb Alloys via the Lanthanide Contraction Effect for Wearable Applications

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Entropy-guided design of thermoelectric properties in multi-component compounds

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Theoretical Maximum Thermoelectric Performance of p‐Type Hf‐ and Zr‐Doped NbFeSb Half‐Heusler Compounds

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