Reducing energy consumption in electronic devices and converting waste heat into clean electrical power are two distinct recipes to mitigate challenges from both microelectronic and energy sectors of technology. <br>

Thermoelectric materials with the capacity to convert waste heat into clean electric power are promising in mitigating the energy crisis. <br>

We are committed to improve the performance of thermoelectric materials from the following aspects: <br>

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<b>(a) Nanostructuring </b> <br>
by reducing the dimensionality, the <br> 

Reference:
F. Q. Wang, <b>S. Zhang</b>, J. Yu, and Q. Wang* <br>
Thermoelectric properties of single-layer SnSe. <br>
<a href="https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/nr/c5nr03813h#!divAbstract">
Nanoscale 7, 15962 (2015). </a> <br>
<a href="../pub_local_copy/2015/2015-Nanoscale-Thermoelectric properties of single-layered SnSe.pdf">
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<b>(b) Suppressing the bipolar effect via doping</b>

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<b>(c) Building ties to band topology</b>