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Achieving superior thermoelectric performance in N-type SnS-based polycrystals by regulating donor dopability and phonon propagation

Hong Wu, Chun Yan, Peng Chen, Shuai Wu, Xiangnan Gong, Bin Zhang, Guiwen Wang, Hanjun Zou, Yanci Yan, Guangqian Ding, Jun Liu, Guang Han, Guoyu Wang, Xu Lu, Dengfeng Li, Xiaoyuan Zhou

Acta Materialia· Volume 301

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