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Germanium vacancy release and atomic off-centering engineering via CdTe and ZnTe alloying significantly enhance the thermoelectric performance and mechanical hardness of GeTe, achieving peak zT values up to 2.2 at 723 K. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim is to enhance the performance of GeTe thermoelectrics by managing Ge vacancy concentrations and atomic configurations.

May 20, 2026Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Germanium Vacancy Release and Atomic Off‐Centering Engineering for Advanced GeTe Thermoelectrics

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WZW J ZhangCity University of Hong Kong KZKai ZhaoDalian University of Technology SCSaichao CaoShanghai Advanced Research Institute

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Randomized trial reveals improved performance of GeTe thermoelectrics through vacancy engineering, suggesting new material design strategies.

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The aim is to enhance the performance of GeTe thermoelectrics by managing Ge vacancy concentrations and atomic configurations.
Alloying with CdTe and ZnTe to create vacancy clusters and a precipitate structure.
Measuring dimensionless figure of merit (zT) values and hardness of GeTe samples with different compositions.
Analyzing the effects of local atomic off-centering on phonon scattering and lattice strain.
(Ge 0.92 Sb 0.02 Bi 0.06 Te) 0.96 (CdTe) 0.04 achieves a peak zT value of ∼2.2 at 723 K.
(Ge 0.92 Sb 0.02 Bi 0.06 Te) 0.99 (ZnTe) 0.01 reaches a peak zT value of ∼2.1 at 723 K.
Both samples have a Vickers hardness exceeding 235 HV.

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d5064f03e14405aa9c31f https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.4936773

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Randomized trial reveals improved performance of GeTe thermoelectrics through vacancy engineering, suggesting new material design strategies.

Germanium Vacancy Release and Atomic Off‐Centering Engineering for Advanced GeTe Thermoelectrics

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