It is thought that the proposed new family of multi-functional materials, namely, the ferroelectric thermoelectrics may exhibit enhanced functionalities due to the coupling of the thermoelectric parameters with ferroelectric ...

Topological crystalline insulator (TCI), Pb0.6Sn0.4Te, exhibits metallic surface states protected by crystal mirror symmetry with negligibly small band gap. Enhancement of its thermoelectric performances needs tuning of ...

Thermoelectric materials can directly convert waste heat into electrical energy and will play a significant role in future energy management. Herein, we have achieved improved thermoelectric performance in p-type Te-free ...

Layered p-block metal chalcogenides are renowned for thermoelectric energy conversion due to their low thermal conductivity caused by bonding asymmetry and anharmonicity. Recently, single crystalline layered SnSe has created ...

Thermoelectric materials have received recent attention due to their ability to convert waste heat to electrical energy directly and reversibly. Inorganic materials, especially Bi2Te3, PbTe and Si-Ge based alloys, have ...

Classical magnetoresistance generally follows the quadratic dependence of the magnetic field at lower field and finally saturates when field is larger. Here, we report the large positive non-saturating linear magnetoresistance ...

Atomically thin two-dimensional layered materials have gained wide interest owing to their novel properties and potential for applications in nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we present the spectral analysis ...

Substitution of heteroatoms in graphene is known to tailor its band gap. Another approach to alter the band gap of graphene is to create zero-dimensional graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Here we present the synthesis and ...

Doping of a heteroatom such as nitrogen in carbon nanomaterials provides a means to tailor their electronic properties and chemical reactivities. In this article, we present simple methods to synthesize carbon quantum dots ...

Bulk AgBiS2 crystallizes in a trigonal crystal structure (space group, P (3) over bar m1) at room temperature, which transforms to a cation disordered rock salt structure (space group, Fm (3) over barm) at similar to 473 ...