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July 1, 2026Advanced Materials

Entropy‐Enabled Hierarchical Defect Architecture for Dual Enhancement of Thermoelectric and Mechanical Performance in SnTe Alloys

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YZYihua ZhangGPG H PengYZYang Zhang

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Randomized trial demonstrates enhanced thermoelectric and mechanical performance in SnTe alloys, suggesting improved material design strategies.

Key Points

  • This research aims to develop thermoelectric materials that efficiently convert energy while maintaining mechanical strength.
  • Designed entropy-enabled defect architecture in SnTe alloys to regulate defect evolution.
  • Measured lattice thermal conductivity and yield strength at high temperatures.
  • Optimized alloy composition for improved power factor and figure of merit.
  • Achieved lattice thermal conductivity of 0.26 W·m−1·K−1 at 873 K.
  • Yield strength improved to 220 MPa, an increase of approximately 83% from pristine SnTe.
  • Peak figure of merit reached 1.7 with device efficiencies of 7.2% (single-leg) and 5.7% (multi-leg).

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44add75cd2549c8bc433e8https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.73653
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