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2025

Journal Article

Strategic vacancy engineering advances record-high ductile AgCu(Te, Se, S) thermoelectrics

Li, Nan-Hai, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Liu, Si-Qi, Li, Meng, Cao, Tian-Yi, Zhang, Min, Lyu, Wan-Yu, Liu, Wei-Di, Qi, Dong-Chen and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Strategic vacancy engineering advances record-high ductile AgCu(Te, Se, S) thermoelectrics. Nature Communications , 16 (1) 2812, 2812. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58104-x

Strategic vacancy engineering advances record-high ductile AgCu(Te, Se, S) thermoelectrics

2025

Journal Article

Artificial intelligence-driven phase stability evaluation and new dopants identification of hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric materials

Yan, Shaoan, Xu, Pei, Li, Gang, Li, Yuchun, Zhu, Yingfang, Zhu, Xiaona, Yang, Qiong, Li, Meng, Tang, Minghua, Lu, Hongliang, Liu, Sen, Li, Qingjiang, Zhang, David Wei and Chen, Zhigang (2025). Artificial intelligence-driven phase stability evaluation and new dopants identification of hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric materials. npj Computational Materials, 11 (1) 2, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41524-024-01510-4

Artificial intelligence-driven phase stability evaluation and new dopants identification of hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric materials

2025

Journal Article

Cu2Se hybridization advances high-performance flexible single-walled carbon nanotube based thermoelectrics

Liu, Yuan-Meng, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Li, Meng, Cao, Tianyi, Wu, Hao, Wang, De-Zhuang, Wu, Ting, Yin, Liang-Cao, Liu, Wei-Di, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Liu, Qingfeng (2025). Cu2Se hybridization advances high-performance flexible single-walled carbon nanotube based thermoelectrics. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 698 138049, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138049

Cu2Se hybridization advances high-performance flexible single-walled carbon nanotube based thermoelectrics

2025

Journal Article

Alignment of edge dislocations – the reason lying behind composition inhomogeneity induced low thermal conductivity

Liu, Siqi, Liu, Wei-Di, Lyu, Wanyu, Yin, Liang-Cao, Yue, Yicheng, Gao, Han, Li, Meng, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Liu, Qingfeng, Wang, Ning, Riches, James D., Golberg, Dmitri V. and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Alignment of edge dislocations – the reason lying behind composition inhomogeneity induced low thermal conductivity. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 9775, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-64749-5

Alignment of edge dislocations – the reason lying behind composition inhomogeneity induced low thermal conductivity

2025

Journal Article

Solution-Based 3D Printing of Thermoelectrics: Advances and Opportunities

Du, Minzhi, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Du, Yong, Zhang, Ting and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Solution-Based 3D Printing of Thermoelectrics: Advances and Opportunities. Advanced Science e14259. doi: 10.1002/advs.202514259

Solution-Based 3D Printing of Thermoelectrics: Advances and Opportunities

2025

Journal Article

Substitution energy-guided screening of diffusion barrier materials for Ag2Se-based thermoelectric coolers

Zhao, Shiyuan, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Zhou, Qi, Zhang, Zhongwei, Liang, Jisheng, Pan, Zhengniu, Zhu, Sijing, Li, Meng, Chen, Wenyi, Chen, Jun-Liang, Gao, Jie, Sato, Tomohiro, Miao, Lei and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Substitution energy-guided screening of diffusion barrier materials for Ag2Se-based thermoelectric coolers. Nano Research, 18 (10) 94907903. doi: 10.26599/NR.2025.94907903

Substitution energy-guided screening of diffusion barrier materials for Ag2Se-based thermoelectric coolers

2025

Journal Article

Atomic armor for thermal stability in nanoporous structures

Yang, Rui, Si, Qiaoling, Sheng, Qiang, Yang, Mingyang, Du, Mu, Zhang, Hu, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Tang, Guihua and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Atomic armor for thermal stability in nanoporous structures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (36) e2510746122, 36. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2510746122

Atomic armor for thermal stability in nanoporous structures

2025

Journal Article

Polymer-guided grafting of single W atoms onto titanate nanotubes increases SERS activity in semiconductors

Zhou, Jinyu, Zha, Xiuling, Ma, Siying, Wu, Sihui, Ma, Chunlan, Chen, Gaoyuan, Chen, Zhigang, Zhang, Taoyang, Chen, Zhiwei, Wang, Di, Yan, Yuxiang, Sun, Yuqing, Ren, Hengdong, Sun, Hongzhao, Wu, Xinglong, Zhao, Zhigang and Cong, Shan (2025). Polymer-guided grafting of single W atoms onto titanate nanotubes increases SERS activity in semiconductors. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 8042, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63224-5

Polymer-guided grafting of single W atoms onto titanate nanotubes increases SERS activity in semiconductors

2025

Journal Article

Intensive Widmannstätten nanoprecipitates catalyze SnTe with state‐of‐the‐art thermoelectric performance

Lyu, Tu, Shi, Xiao‐Lei, Hu, Lipeng, Wang, Moran, Peng, Jiaying, Song, Siyuan, Luo, Haoran, Chen, Wenyi, Li, Meng, Rao, Feng and Chen, Zhi‐Gang (2025). Intensive Widmannstätten nanoprecipitates catalyze SnTe with state‐of‐the‐art thermoelectric performance. Advanced Materials, 37 (33) 2503918, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/adma.202503918

Intensive Widmannstätten nanoprecipitates catalyze SnTe with state‐of‐the‐art thermoelectric performance

2025

Journal Article

Cu<sub>3</sub>SbSe<sub>3</sub>‐Alloying‐Induced High Thermoelectric Performance and Mechanical Robustness in Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>‐Based Thermoelectric Materials

Li, Ruiheng, Shi, Xiao‐Lei, Zhu, Jianglong, Deng, Qian, Ou, Wenxin, Zheng, Jie, Tan, Xiaobo, Rao, Xuri, Sun, Qiang, Hong, Min, Ang, Ran and Chen, Zhi‐Gang (2025). Cu3SbSe3‐Alloying‐Induced High Thermoelectric Performance and Mechanical Robustness in Bi2Te3‐Based Thermoelectric Materials. Advanced Science, 12 (42) e12417, e12417. doi: 10.1002/advs.202512417

Cu<sub>3</sub>SbSe<sub>3</sub>‐Alloying‐Induced High Thermoelectric Performance and Mechanical Robustness in Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>‐Based Thermoelectric Materials

2025

Journal Article

Flexible Ag2Se-based thin-film thermoelectrics for sustainable energy harvesting and cooling

Chen, Wenyi, Li, Meng, Wang, Xiaodong, Otte, Joseph, Zhang, Min, Zhang, Chengyang, Cao, Tianyi, Hu, Boxuan, Li, Nanhai, Liu, Wei-Di, Dargusch, Matthew, Zou, Jin, Sun, Qiang, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Shi, Xiao-Lei (2025). Flexible Ag2Se-based thin-film thermoelectrics for sustainable energy harvesting and cooling. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 7579, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-62336-2

Flexible Ag2Se-based thin-film thermoelectrics for sustainable energy harvesting and cooling

2025

Journal Article

Compositing effect leads to extraordinary performance in GeSe‐based thermoelectrics

Zhang, Min, Shi, Xiao‐Lei, Liu, Siqi, Moshwan, Raza, Cao, Tianyi, Chen, Wenyi, Chen, Yongqi, Li, Meng, Zhang, Chenyang, Li, Nanhai, Hu, Boxuan, Lyu, Wanyu, Liu, Wei‐Di, Tang, Guihua and Chen, Zhi‐Gang (2025). Compositing effect leads to extraordinary performance in GeSe‐based thermoelectrics. Advanced Functional Materials, 35 (33) 2500898, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202500898

Compositing effect leads to extraordinary performance in GeSe‐based thermoelectrics

2025

Journal Article

Ductile Inorganic Thermoelectrics: Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives

He, Cheng‐Jiong, Shi, Xiao‐Lei, Li, Nan‐Hai, Li, Meng, Pei, Jun and Chen, Zhi‐Gang (2025). Ductile Inorganic Thermoelectrics: Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives. Advanced Energy Materials, 15 (42) e03115. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202503115

Ductile Inorganic Thermoelectrics: Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives

2025

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Advances in synthesis of high‐performance thermoelectric materials

Lu, Ting, Chen, Lei, Shi, Xiao‐Lei, Liu, Weidi, Li, Meng, Wang, Yuan, Zeng, Xuesen, Song, Pingan, Bell, John, Snyder, Gerald Jeffery, Chen, Zhi‐Gang and Hong, Min (2025). Advances in synthesis of high‐performance thermoelectric materials. Small Structures, 6 (8) 2400694. doi: 10.1002/sstr.202400694

Advances in synthesis of high‐performance thermoelectric materials

2025

Journal Article

Advanced fast-charging anode designs for sodium-ion batteries

Wang, Jiaxin, Yang, Yanling, Chen, Jingeng, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Sun, Yu, Tian, Xuefeng, Che, Hao, Chen, Yuefeng and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Advanced fast-charging anode designs for sodium-ion batteries. Progress in Materials Science, 156 101564, 101564-156. doi: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101564

Advanced fast-charging anode designs for sodium-ion batteries

2025

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Toward Efficient Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

Shi, Xiao-Lei, Li, Nan-Hai, Li, Meng and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Toward Efficient Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. Chemical Reviews, 125 (16) acs.chemrev.5c00060, 7525-7724. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00060

Toward Efficient Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

2025

Journal Article

Copper ion diffusion by solid solution treatment advancing GeTe-based thermoelectrics

Chen, Yongqi, Li, Meng, Wang, Xiaodong, Chen, Wenyi, Liu, Siqi, Zhang, Min, Lyu, Wanyu, Li, Nanhai, Gao, Han, Liu, Weidi, Shi, Xiao-Lei and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Copper ion diffusion by solid solution treatment advancing GeTe-based thermoelectrics. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 6796, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-62078-1

Copper ion diffusion by solid solution treatment advancing GeTe-based thermoelectrics

2025

Journal Article

Defective non-homogeneous bismuth-based photocatalysts with (Bi0S/Bi0I)-VBi-VO charge transfer channels for efficient water disinfection

Guo, Lihui, Wu, Yuanting, Tian, Weizhi, Wang, Xiaoying, Hu, Jingyue, Zhang, Xinmeng, Hai, Ou, Liu, Hulin, Xue, Yunlong, Tan, Guoqiang, Sh, Xiao-Lei and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2025). Defective non-homogeneous bismuth-based photocatalysts with (Bi0S/Bi0I)-VBi-VO charge transfer channels for efficient water disinfection. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 690 137272, 137272. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137272

Defective non-homogeneous bismuth-based photocatalysts with (Bi0S/Bi0I)-VBi-VO charge transfer channels for efficient water disinfection

2025

Journal Article

Mechanism‐Guided Thermoelectric Strategies for Smart Fire Prevention

Hou, Boyou, Guo, Yong, Yang, Qingshan, Tang, Long‐Cheng, Shi, Yongqian, Gao, Jiefeng, Pan, Ye‐Tang, Hong, Min, Dinh, Toan, Wang, Hao, Chen, Zhi‐Gang and Song, Pingan (2025). Mechanism‐Guided Thermoelectric Strategies for Smart Fire Prevention. Advanced Materials, 37 (39) 2508628, e2508628. doi: 10.1002/adma.202508628

Mechanism‐Guided Thermoelectric Strategies for Smart Fire Prevention

2025

Journal Article

Solvothermal S doping for the optimizing of thermoelectric performance in Ag2Se

Wang, Lijun, Miao, Pengcheng, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Li, Lvzhou, Shen, Ziyi, Huang, Li, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Ding, Jianning and Yuan, Ningyi (2025). Solvothermal S doping for the optimizing of thermoelectric performance in Ag2Se. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1035 181456, 181456-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.181456

Solvothermal S doping for the optimizing of thermoelectric performance in Ag2Se