Bottom-up Engineering for Thermoelectric Applications

Bottom-up synthesis of SnTe-based thermoelectric composites
B. Nan, X. Song, C. Chang, K. Xiao, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, S. Horta, J. Li, K.H. Lim, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 15 (2023) 23380–23389.

Engineering of thermoelectric composites based on silver selenide in aqueous solution and ambient temperature
B. Nan, M. Li, Y. Zhang, K. Xiao, K.H. Lim, C. Chang, X. Han, Y. Zuo, J. Li, J. Arbiol, J. Llorca, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot, ACS Applied Electronic Materials (2023).

Defect engineering in solution-processed polycrystalline SnSe leads to high thermoelectric performance
Y. Liu, M. Calcabrini, Y. Yu, S. Lee, C. Chang, J. David, T. Ghosh, M.C. Spadaro, C. Xie, O. Cojocaru-Mirédin, J. Arbiol, M. Ibáñez, ACS Nano 16 (2022) 78–88.

Enhanced thermoelectric performance in SnTe due to the energy filtering effect introduced by Bi2O3
T. Hong, C. Guo, D. Wang, B. Qin, C. Chang, X. Gao, L.D. Zhao, Materials Today Energy 25 (2022).

Distinct electron and hole transports in SnSe crystals
C. Chang, B. Qin, L. Su, L.D. Zhao, Science Bulletin 67 (2022) 1105–1107.

Surface functionalization of surfactant-free particles: A strategy to tailor the properties of nanocomposites for enhanced thermoelectric performance
C. Chang, Y. Liu, S. Lee, M. Spadaro, K.M. Koskela, T. Kleinhanns, T. Costanzo, J. Arbiol, R.L. Brutchey, M. Ibáñez, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 61 (2022).

The importance of surface adsorbates in solution‐processed thermoelectric materials: The case of SnSe
Y. Liu, M. Calcabrini, Y. Yu, A. Genç, C. Chang, T. Costanzo, T. Kleinhanns, S. Lee, J. Llorca, O. Cojocaru‐Mirédin, M. Ibáñez, Advanced Materials 33 (2021).

Enhanced thermoelectric performance by surface engineering in SnTe-PbS nanocomposites
C. Chang, M. Ibáñez, Materials 14 (2021).

Fine tuning of defects enables high carrier mobility and enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe
S. Wang, C. Chang, S. Bai, B. Qin, Y. Zhu, S. Zhan, J. Zheng, S. Tang, L.D. Zhao, Chemistry of Materials 35 (2023) 755–763.

Room temperature aqueous-based synthesis of copper-doped lead sulfide nanoparticles for thermoelectric application
M. Li, Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, C. Chang, T. Zhang, D. Yang, K. Xiao, J. Arbiol, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot, Chemical Engineering Journal 433 (2022).

High thermoelectric performance realized through manipulating layered phonon-electron decoupling
L. Su, D. Wang, S. Wang, B. Qin, Y. Wang, Y. Qin, Y. Jin, C. Chang, L.D. Zhao, Science 375 (2022) 1385–1389.