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Defect Engineering Advances Thermoelectric Materials

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Grain Boundary Strengthening Achieves Extraordinary Module Efficiency in GeTe‐Based Thermoelectric Materials

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Facile synthesis and high thermoelectric performance of tellurium with antimony doping

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Effect of Elemental Magnesium on the Interfacial Thermal Stability of Mg3Sb1.5Bi0.5-Based Thermoelectric Devices

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High Carrier Mobility and High Figure of Merit in the CuBiSe2 Alloyed GeTe

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Towards energy-autonomous wearables: Multimodal harvesting technologies and sustainable applications

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Grain Boundary Complexions Enable a Simultaneous Optimization of Electron and Phonon Transport Leading to High‐Performance GeTe Thermoelectric Devices

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

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A universal approach to high-performance thermoelectric module design for power generation

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Cu2Se-based thermoelectric cellular architectures for efficient and durable power generation

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Advancing Thermoelectrics in Lead‐Free Rhombohedral GeTe via Interfacial Engineering With MXene

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AlxCoCrFeNi High-Entropy Alloys Enable Simultaneous Electrical and Mechanical Robustness at Thermoelectric Interfaces

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Entropy engineering: An innovative strategy for designing high-performance thermoelectric materials and devices

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Exceptional Plasticity in Textured Thermoelectric Bismuth Semimetal

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Giant ZT enhancement in rhombohedral GeTe-based thermoelectric materials

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Swift Assembly of Adaptive Thermocell Arrays for Device-Level Healable and Energy-Autonomous Motion Sensors

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Substitution energy-guided screening of diffusion barrier materials for Ag 2Se-based thermoelectric coolers

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Geometrical Optimization and Thermal‐Stability Characterization of Te‐Free Thermoelectric Modules Based on MgAgSb/Mg3(Bi,Sb)2

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Best thermoelectric efficiency of ever-explored materials

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Hierarchical Architectural Structures Induce High Performance in n‐Type GeTe‐Based Thermoelectrics

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