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Twisted grain boundary leads to high thermoelectric performance in tellurium crystals

Stanley Abbey, Hanhwi Jang, Brakowaa Frimpong, Naveen Kumar, Woo Hyun Nam, Văn Quảng Nguyễn, Jongho Park, Chien Viet Nguyen, Hosun Shin, Jae Yong Song,

Energy & Environmental Science · 2022 · 24 citations · 48 references

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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.

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