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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - Silver selenide (Ag2Se) is a promising near-room-temperature thermoelectric material,
    but its narrow stoichiometric window and β–α phase transition complicate reproducible
    microstructure control. Here, we present a mismatch-assisted microstructure engineering
    strategy in which Ag2Se particles are treated with polyanionic ZnSe complexes
    and consolidated through the β–α transition to introduce ZnSe nanoprecipitates,
    Ag2Se/ZnSe interfaces, and local strain fields. The crystallographic mismatch
    between ZnSe and Ag2Se, together with the Zn2+/Ag+ size difference, amplifies
    phase-transition-induced deformation and promotes high-density dislocations with
    periodic strain modulations. This defect architecture suppresses grain coarsening,
    removes excess Ag, limits Ag-interstitial formation, and reduces lattice thermal
    conductivity through lattice softening and multiscale phonon scattering. Ag2Se–4%ZnSe
    nanocomposites achieve a peak zTmax of 1.13 at 369 K and a zTavg of 1.08 from
    300 to 380 K, demonstrating mismatch-driven defect engineering through the β–α
    phase transition as a route for optimizing Ag2Se-based thermoelectrics.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Yu
      foaf_name: Liu, Yu
      foaf_surname: Liu
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
    orcid: 0000-0001-7313-6740
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Tobias
      foaf_name: Kleinhanns, Tobias
      foaf_surname: Kleinhanns
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=8BD9DE16-AB3C-11E9-9C8C-2A03E6697425
    orcid: 0000-0003-1537-7436
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Maria Chiara
      foaf_name: Spadaro, Maria Chiara
      foaf_surname: Spadaro
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Aziz
      foaf_name: Genç, Aziz
      foaf_surname: Genç
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Sharona
      foaf_name: Horta, Sharona
      foaf_surname: Horta
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Navita
      foaf_name: Navita, Navita
      foaf_surname: Navita
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=6ebe278d-ba0b-11ee-8184-f34cdc671de4
    orcid: 0000-0001-7408-8197
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Tommaso
      foaf_name: Costanzo, Tommaso
      foaf_surname: Costanzo
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=D93824F4-D9BA-11E9-BB12-F207E6697425
    orcid: 0000-0001-9732-3815
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ewelina
      foaf_name: Dutkiewicz, Ewelina
      foaf_surname: Dutkiewicz
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=0601cc46-c082-11ec-9b07-bb29641d1de9
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jordi
      foaf_name: Arbiol, Jordi
      foaf_surname: Arbiol
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Min
      foaf_name: Hong, Min
      foaf_surname: Hong
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Maria
      foaf_name: Ibáñez, Maria
      foaf_surname: Ibáñez
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
    orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
  bibo_doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6c01499
  bibo_issue: '8'
  bibo_volume: 11
  dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/2380-8195
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: American Chemical Society@
  dct_title: Exploiting mismatch strain and the β–α phase transition for microstructural
    engineering in thermoelectric Ag2Se@
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