Thermoelectric technology enables direct conversion between heat and electricity,offering great promise for waste heat recovery and electronic cooling.Due to non‐toxicity,earth‐abundant elements,a wide service tempe...Thermoelectric technology enables direct conversion between heat and electricity,offering great promise for waste heat recovery and electronic cooling.Due to non‐toxicity,earth‐abundant elements,a wide service temperature range,and high thermoelectric performance,Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials have garnered significant attention.Simultaneously enhancing the thermoelectric performance and stability of Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials remains a great challenge.Here,a comprehensive overview of recent progress and future prospects for Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials is presented.This review begins with an introduction to the fundamental properties of Cu_(2)Se,including its complex crystal structure and electronic band structure.Subsequently,the latest progress for optimizing the thermoelectric performance of Cu_(2)Se is summarized.Next,strategies to enhance the stability of Cu_(2)Se materials are discussed.Finally,the future challenges for advancing Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials are discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant 52071182)“Qinglan Project”of the Young and Middleaged Academic Leader of Jiangsu Province,and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant 202510).
文摘Thermoelectric technology enables direct conversion between heat and electricity,offering great promise for waste heat recovery and electronic cooling.Due to non‐toxicity,earth‐abundant elements,a wide service temperature range,and high thermoelectric performance,Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials have garnered significant attention.Simultaneously enhancing the thermoelectric performance and stability of Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials remains a great challenge.Here,a comprehensive overview of recent progress and future prospects for Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials is presented.This review begins with an introduction to the fundamental properties of Cu_(2)Se,including its complex crystal structure and electronic band structure.Subsequently,the latest progress for optimizing the thermoelectric performance of Cu_(2)Se is summarized.Next,strategies to enhance the stability of Cu_(2)Se materials are discussed.Finally,the future challenges for advancing Cu_(2)Se‐based thermoelectric materials are discussed.
