High band degeneracy and weak chemical bonds leading to enhanced thermoelectric transport properties in 2H–MoTe2
Cheng Zhang, Zhi Li, Min Zhang, Ziwei Li, Hao Sang, Sen Xie, Zhaohui Wang, Hongyao Xie, Jiangfan Luo, Wei Wang, Haoran Ge, Yong Liu, Yongao Yan, Wei Liu, Xinfeng Tang
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Effective mass (spring–mass system)Condensed matter physicsThermoelectric effectImpuritySemimetalMaterials scienceElectronic band structureDopingChemical bondValence (chemistry)Thermoelectric materialsElectrical resistivity and conductivityBand gapChemistryThermal conductivityPhysicsThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsComposite materialOrganic chemistryAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices2D Materials and ApplicationsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films