journal article·2025-04

Modular nanostructures advance highly effective GeTe thermoelectrics

Yanan Li, Qingtang Zhang, Zhuoyang Ti, Yang Geng, He Zhu, Penghui Li, Wei Ouyang, Chen Chen, Yaru Gong, Chaohua Zhang, Meiyu Wang, Fan Xue, Hairun Sun, Xiaobing Liu, Yongsheng Zhang, Pan Ying, Guang Chen, Guodong Tang

Acta Materialia· Volume 288
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