Twisted grain boundary leads to high thermoelectric performance in tellurium crystals

Authors :: Stanley Abbey
Hanhwi Jang
Brakowaa Frimpong
Naveen Kumar
Woo Hyun Nam
Van Quang Nguyen
Jong Ho Park
Chien Viet Nguyen
Hosun Shin
Jae Yong Song
Su-Dong Park
Sunglae Cho
Chandan Bera
Jaimin Kang
Byong-Guk Park
Muath Al Malki
G. Jeffrey Snyder
Yeon Sik Jung
Ki-Ha Hong
Min-Wook Oh
Source :: Energy & Environmental Science. 16:125-137
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2023.
Abstract: A twisted grain boundary is introduced in the tellurium crystal to effectively block phonon propagation while maintaining high electron mobility for superior thermoelectric properties.

Subjects :: Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution

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