Advances in MgAgSb thermoelectrics: from materials to devices

Liangjun Xie, Ran He, Jiehe Sui, Kornelius Nielsch and Zihang Liu

Chem. Sci., 2026, 17, 5820
DOI: 10.1039/D5SC07399E

Recent advances and challenges in thermoelectrics toward near-room-temperature and high-temperature applications

Qianhui Lou, Jiayan Gong, Zizheng Zang, Sheng Qian, Yu Liu, Yu Zhang, Yuechu Wang, Shen Han, Chenguang Fu and Tiejun Zhu

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2026, 55, 2265
DOI: 10.1039/D5CS01211B

Synergistic Cu Doping and Yb Alloying Enhance Thermoelectric Performance of p-Type Mg1.8Zn1.2Sb2-Based Material toward High-Efficiency All-Mg3Sb2 Devices

Krushna K. Raut, Raju Chetty, Jayachandran Babu, Andrei Novitskii, Vikrant Trivedi and Takao Mori

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2026, 18, 11358
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c22459

Supercompliant Lattice Boosts n‐type AgSbTe2 Thermoelectrics

Ruoyan Li, Shuai Han, Chunyu Zhang, Suyao Liu, Wen Yin, Yuanguang Xia, Pengfei Liu, Zhen‐Hua Ge, Dongyao Zhao, Bingchao Yang, Lulu Huang, Zhi Zhang, Yongsheng Zhang, Yuan Yu, Bangzhi Ge and Chongjian Zhou

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202502367

High Conversion Efficiency in Intrinsic High Power‐Density Mg2Sn‐GeTe Thermoelectric Generator

Xinzhi Wu, Longquan Wang, Airan Li, Gang Wu, Zhao Hu, Fei Frank Yun and Takao Mori

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202506997

Reduced Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Thermoelectric α-MgAgSb via Sb2Te3 Powder Atomic Layer Deposition

Irene García Santamaría, Amin Bahrami, Angelika Wrzesińska-Lashkova, Jaroslav Charvot, Andrei Sotnikov, Lars Giebeler, Yana Vaynzof, Filip Bureš, Pingjun Ying and Kornelius Nielsch

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2026, 18, 10611
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c23388

Effective reduction of matrix thermal conductivity through composite softening

Jiajing Huang, James Patrick Male, Yandong Sun, Ramya Gurunathan, Pochung Huang, Gerald Jeffrey Snyder and Yue Lin

Newton, 2025, 1, 100008
DOI: 10.1016/j.newton.2024.100008

Thermoelectric Property Mapping for High‐Performance Integrated MgAgSb‐MgCuSb System

Jiankang Li, Airan Li, Longquan Wang, Xinzhi Wu, Raju Chetty and Takao Mori

Advanced Science, 2026, 13
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202520889

Microscopic and mesoscopic design unlocks high-performance n-type SnSe thermoelectrics

Wenjie Li, Minhui Yuan, Minwen Yang, Hailong Yang, Zeqing Hu, Min Ruan, Jiahao Jiang, Jingyi Lyu, Zijie Ren, Junyu Lin, Zehao Lin, Rui Zhang, Yanqi Huang, Jing Shuai and Yanglong Hou

Acta Materialia, 2026, 308, 122030
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122030

Leveraging carrier mobility enables high-performance Mg3(Sb, Bi)2 thermoelectrics

Longquan Wang, Airan Li, Xinzhi Wu, Jiankang Li and Takao Mori

National Science Review, 2026, 13
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf507

Compositional modification for efficient near-room-temperature Ag2Se thermoelectrics through modulation decoration of amorphous Sb2S3

Shanshan Tan, Hanwen Hu, Yuan Wang, Li Ma, Luping Song, Jun Tang, Hongju Zhou, Kun Zheng, Guangkun Ren and Lei Yang

Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2025, 234, 239
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2025.02.034

Constructing Localized Van Der Waals Gaps in Cubic‐Phase GeMnTe2 Thermoelectric Material

Mingrui Zhang, Lingling Wei, Tingting Yang, Weishuai Wang, Fudong Zhang, Mengqi Li, Beiquan Jia, Yalin Shi, Zupei Yang, Rafal E. Dunin‐Borkowski, Lei Jin and Di Wu

Advanced Science, 2026, 13
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202517830

High Power Density for All‐Fe2VAl‐based Thermoelectric Module by Enhancing the Power Factor of p‐type Leg Through Defect‐Engineering and Wetting Effect

Tarachand, Naohito Tsujii, Raju Chetty, Jayachandran Babu and Takao Mori

Small Methods, 2026, 10
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202502360

MgCuSb as a suitable electrode for contacting pre-compacted pellets of MgAgSb thermoelectric material

Amandine Helt, Amandine Duparchy, Aidan Cowley, Eckhard Müller and Johannes de Boor

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 2025, 26
DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2025.2506982

Heavy indium doping in p-type AgBiSe2: Synergistic rhombohedral phase stabilization and carrier optimization for enhanced thermoelectrics

Shan Li, Haoming Liu, Longzhi Wu, Qi Wang, Shuoran Song, Xiuqun Wu, Xinyao Qin, Xianglong Zeng, Jiayan Sun, Xinli Ye, Junxiong Zhang, Jun Mao and Qian Zhang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1039, 183315
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.183315

Mixed-anion thermoelectrics: Advanced tuning of electron and phonon transport

Takayoshi Katase, Naoki Sato and Takao Mori

Applied Physics Reviews, 2025, 12
DOI: 10.1063/5.0263175

Exploring band gap modulation and thermoelectric excellence in X3NI3 (X = Sr, Ba) halide perovskites

Łukasz Szeleszczuk, Katarzyna Mądra-Gackowska and Marcin Gackowski

Phys. Scr., 2026, 101, 125902
DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ae515c

Boosting the Thermoelectric Performance of α -MgAgSb through Phase-Transition-Induced Self-Doping

Kaiwei Guo, Tianyu Wang, Zhen Fan, Lunhua He, Fuhong Chen, Yi Wang, Qi Zhao, Jiawei Yang, Hangtian Zhu, Jun Li, Te-Huan Liu and Huaizhou Zhao

Phys. Rev. X, 2026, 16
DOI: 10.1103/gqjx-6kqr

Active Diffusion Controlled Dual Stability in Thermoelectrics for Sustainable Heat Harvesting

Longquan Wang, Airan Li, Xinzhi Wu, Jiankang Li, Takeo Ohsawa and Takao Mori

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202508270

Self-optimized contact in air-robust thermoelectric junction towards long-lasting heat harvesting

Airan Li, Longquan Wang, Jiankang Li, Xinzhi Wu and Takao Mori

Nat Commun, 2025, 16
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56861-3

Unified contact layer and low-temperature transient liquid phase interconnection for high-performance all-Mg-based thermoelectric devices

Shanghao Chen, Tianyu Zhang, Jinxuan Cheng, Baopeng Ma, Xiaojing Ma, Xiaofang Li, Li Yin, Linmao Wen, Jun Mao, Feng Cao and Qian Zhang

National Science Review, 2025, 12
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf227

Optimization of thermoelectric performance in Sm-substituted SrSi₂ via carrier transport and lattice engineering

Vikrant Trivedi, Naohito Tsujii and Takao Mori

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 2025, 26
DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2025.2551486

Nanoscale Local Symmetry Optimization Induced Low Lattice Thermal Conductivity in I‐V‐VI2 Compounds

Changyuan Li, Di Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Hongyao Zhang, Jiang Cheng, Zhiwei Chen, He Lin, Xiang Meng, Wen Li and Long Yang

Adv Funct Materials, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.74755

Magnesium-based thermoelectric materials and modules for low-temperature applications (below 300°C)

Ran He, Pingjun Ying, Shuo Chen, Zhifeng Ren and Kornelius Nielsch

MRS Bulletin, 2025, 50, 956
DOI: 10.1557/s43577-025-00939-2

Phase-controlled molecular beam deposition unlocks flexible MgAgSb thermoelectrics with exceptional performance

Zhao Hu, Airan Li, Naoki Sato, Xinzhi Wu, Longquan Wang, Xinyuan Wang, Takashi Aizawa and Takao Mori

Nat Commun, 2026, 17
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69451-8

Reduced thermal conductivity for enhanced thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency in p-type (Bi, Sb)2Te3

Mingzhen Song, Fudong Zhang, Beiquan Jia, Weishuai Wang, Yalin Shi, Zhanhui Peng, Xiaolian Chao, Zupei Yang and Di Wu

Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 41345
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.06.358

Semiconductor-metal transition powers high-efficiency MgAgSb thermoelectrics

Airan Li, Longquan Wang, Xinzhi Wu, Jiankang Li, Xinyuan Wang, Gang Wu, Zhao Hu and Takao Mori

Sci. Adv., 2025, 11
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adx7115

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

Xiao-Lei Shi, Nan-Hai Li, Meng Li and Zhi-Gang Chen

Chem. Rev., 2025, 125, 7525
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00060

Modulating phonon dynamics: tailoring lattice vibrations to enhance thermoelectric efficiency in Mg3(Sb, Bi)2 alloy

Gang Wu, Airan Li, Longquan Wang, Xinzhi Wu, Xinyuan Wang and Takao Mori

Nat Commun, 2025, 16
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65325-7

Advances and future perspectives in thermoelectric cooling technology

Lei Wang, Tianshu Chu, Shuaishuai Yuan, Peng Zou, Wenchao Zhai, Xiaobing Zheng and Maopeng Xia

Energy Conversion and Management, 2025, 332, 119621
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2025.119621

Comprehensive First-Principles Study of Structural, Electronic, Mechanical, Optical, and Thermoelectric Properties of Fe-Based Half-Heusler Compounds

Suman Mahakal, Subrata Jana, Prasanjit Samal and Kartick Malik

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 17416
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.5c02816

High Thermoelectric Performance in Self‐Synthesized NiSe/AgBiSe2 Heterostructured Composites by Doping Ni in n‐Type AgBiSe2

Chaoxin Qiu, Cong Xiao, Wei Ren, Wei Li, Jing Gan, Liting Jiang, Ruiqi Wang, Zhishuo Zhang, Changcai Chen, Chunsheng Fang, Xiaohua Luo and Shengcan Ma

Small, 2026, 22
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202513903

Vacancy regulation to achieve N-type high thermoelectric performance PbSe through titanium-incorporation

Xiaoyan Niu, Zhiliang Li, Zhen Fan, Xiaowei Wu, Qi Zhao, Shufang Wang, Hangtian Zhu, Guodong Li and Huaizhou Zhao

Materials Today Physics, 2025, 52, 101675
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtphys.2025.101675

Synergistic effect of fermi level modulation and valence band regulation in mohite Cu2SnS3 for thermoelectric applications

Parvathi Krishna, V. Vijay, C. Kanagaraj, J. Archana, S. Ponnusamy and M. Navaneethan

Applied Physics Letters, 2025, 127
DOI: 10.1063/5.0283942

Aliovalent–Isovalent In/Bi Codoping Strategy for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in SrCuSb Zintl Phases

Vikrant Trivedi, Naohito Tsujii, Isao Ohkubo and Takao Mori

Chem. Mater., 2026
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c00198

Defect‐Mediated Compliance in Plasma‐Sprayed Fe─Mn Barriers Enables Durable and Efficient Bi2Te3 Modules

Chuandong Zhou, Jianfeng Cai, Zhen`ao Zhang, Liya Miao, Yuting Shi, Ruijie Li, Zongwei Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Bo Liang and Jun Jiang

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202531362

Resonant Levels Induced Seebeck Coefficient Matching Contributes to High Thermoelectric Cooling Efficiency in p‐type SnSe Crystals

Dongrui Liu, Shulin Bai, Yu Tian, Jiayi Peng, Shibo Liu, Haonan Shi, Huiqiang Liang, Yongxin Qin, Lizhong Su, Xin Qian, Bingchao Qin and Li‐Dong Zhao

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202506999