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Special Topic: Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Lidong Chen, Yanzhong Pei (Guest Editors)

This Special Topic covers recent advances in Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, including the challenges, opportunities, and future directions in this field.

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Revealing unipolar thermoelectric performance in bipolar polymer

Yingqiao Ma, Wenrui Zhao, Dongyang Wang, Xiaojuan Dai, Zhen Ji, Zhiyi Li, Jiamin Ding, Zihan He, Lanyi Xiang, Liyao Liu et al. (3 more)

Published online: 11 March 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250001

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Off-centering effect and crystal symmetry modification lead to high thermoelectric performance in diamondoid Cu₂SnSe₃

Pengpeng Chen, Shulin Bai, Yi Wen, Yichen Li, Zihao Zhao, Dezheng Gao, Houdong Huang, Yixuan Hu, Tian Gao, Lei Wang et al. (5 more)

Published online: 25 March 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250004

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Robust mechanical properties of Ag₂Se_1–_xTe_x thermoelectric materials

Heyang Chen, Shenghong Ren, Hengyang Feng, Tian-Ran Wei, Ling Fu, Zhenyu Pan, Kunpeng Zhao, Xiuyan Li and Xun Shi

Published online: 30 April 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250005

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PERSPECTIVE

Electron microscopy approaches to thermoelectrics: Recent advances and emerging opportunities

Pengfei Nan and Binghui Ge

Published online: 24 March 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250006

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PERSPECTIVE

Thermal conductivity of solids from lattice dynamics

Zezhu Zeng and Yue Chen

Published online: 24 March 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250007

Open Access

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Achieving superior thermoelectric transport in bismuth antimony telluride thin films via orientation and microstructure regulation

Youyang Qu, Bing Zhao, Weiyun Zhao and Yuan Deng

Published online: 11 April 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250008

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PERSPECTIVE

Thermoelectric cooling goes cooler

Sheng Qian, Chenguang Fu and Tiejun Zhu

Published online: 24 March 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250009

Open Access

PERSPECTIVE

Elastic thermoelectric generators

Xinyi Shen, Jun Luo and Wen Li

Published online: 03 April 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250011

Open Access

GUEST EDITORIAL

Advancing thermoelectrics: From microstructures to applications

Yanzhong Pei and Lidong Chen

Published online: 06 May 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250018