Among the intermediate temperature (500–900 K) thermoelectric materials, both the p- and n-type lead telluride (PbTe) compounds have attracted extensive interests. Till date various approaches were adopted to enhance the thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe-based materials as they show greater potential space for further improvement compared to p-type ones. Herein, a pseudo-ternary n-type (PbTe)0

In this work, an economical, surfactant-free and scalable solution synthesis method at room temperature for self-decorated copper selenide (Cu2-xSe) nanosheets is reported. Structural and morphological characterizations clearly revealed the formation of single cubic phase Cu2-xSe nanosheets in nearly stochiometric ratio. The tentative mechanism for fabrication of self-decorated Cu2-xSe nanosheets was

Here we report a novel strategy to consolidate layered alumina demonstrating the directional electrical and thermal conductivity. The material was produced via incorporation of alumina nanofibers (20±2 nm in diameter) decorated by several layers of graphene wrapped around longitudinal axes of the fibers. The graphenated fibers, obtained with the help of one-step catalyst-free CVD process, offered inhibition

Voltage control magnetism is one of the most energy efficient pathway towards magnetoelectric (ME) device. Ionic liquid gating (ILG) method has already shown impressive manipulation power at the IL/electrode interface to influence the structure, orbital as well as spin of the electrode materials. As key material in anisotropy magnetoresistance sensor and spin valve heterostructure, the permalloy Ni0