Publications
Journal Articles
42. Valence Band Modification and High Thermoelectric Performance in SnTe Heavily Alloyed with MnTe,
G. Tan, F. Shi, S. Hao, HC, T. P. Bailey, L.-D. Zhao, C. Uher, C. Wolverton, V. P. Dravid, and M. G. Kanatzidis,
Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, 11507-11516 (2015).
41. Toward high thermoelectric performance p-type FeSb2.2Te0.8 via in situ formation of InSb nanoinclusions,
G. Tan, HC, W. Liu, Y. Zheng, X. Tang, J. He, and C. Uher,
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3, 8372-8380 (2015).
40. Epitaxial growth and improved electronic properties of (Bi1−xSbx)2Te3 thin films grown on sapphire (0001) substrates: The influence of Sb content and the annealing,
W. Liu, V. A. Stoica, HC, L. Endicott, and C. Uher,
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 647, 50-56 (2015).
39. Coordination Assembly of Discoid Nanoparticles,
K. Hirai, B. Yeom, S.-H. Chang, HC, J. F. Mansfield, B. Lee, S. Lee, C. Uher, and N. A. Kotov,
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54, 8966-8970 (2015).
38. Codoping in SnTe: Enhancement of Thermoelectric Performance through Synergy of Resonance Levels and Band Convergence,
G. Tan, F. Shi, S. Hao, HC, L.-D. Zhao, C. Uher, C. Wolverton, V. P. Dravid, and M. G. Kanatzidis,
Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, 5100-5112 (2015).
37. Understanding the role and interplay of heavy-hole and light-hole valence bands in the thermoelectric properties of PbSe,
T. C. Chasapis, Y. Lee, E. Hatzikraniotis, K. M. Paraskevopoulos, HC, C. Uher, and M. G. Kanatzidis,
Physical Review B 91, 085207 (2015). PDF
36. Influence of Bi on embedded nanocrystal formation and thermoelectric properties of GaAs,
M. V. Warren, J. C. Canniff, HC, F. Naab, V. A. Stoica, R. Clarke, C. Uher, and R. S. Goldman,
Journal of Applied Physics 117, 065101 (2015). PDF
35. Coexistence of High-Tc Ferromagnetism and n-Type Electrical Conductivity in FeBi2Se4,
K. G. S. Ranmohotti, H. Djieutedjeu, J. Lopez, A. Page, N. Haldolaarachchige, HC, P. Sahoo, C. Uher, D. Young, and P. F. P. Poudeu,
Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, 691-698 (2015).
34. Ultralow thermal conductivity of β-Cu2Se by atomic fluidity and structure distortion,
H. Kim, S. Ballikaya, HC, J.-P. Ahn, K. Ahn, C. Uher, and M. Kaviany,
Acta Materialia 86, 247-253 (2015).
33. Anisotropic thermal transport in MOF-5 composites,
Y. Ming, HC, R. Blaser, C. Xu, J. Yang, M. Veenstra, M. Gaab, U. Müller, C. Uher, and D. J. Siegel,
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 82, 250-258 (2015).
32. High-quality ultra-flat BiSbTe3 films grown by MBE,
W. Liu, L. Endicott, V. A. Stoica, HC, R. Clarke, and C. Uher,
Journal of Crystal Growth 410, 23-29 (2015).
31. Hierarchically structured TiO2 for Ba-filled skutterudite with enhanced thermoelectric performance,
X. Zhou, G. Wang, L. Guo, HC, G. Wang, Q. Zhang, C. Chen, T. Thompson, J. Sakamoto, V. P. Dravid, G. Cao, and C. Uher,
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2, 20629-20635 (2014).
30. Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis for compound thermoelectrics and new criterion for combustion processing,
X. Su, F. Fu, Y. Yan, G. Zheng, T. Liang, Q. Zhang, X. Cheng, D. Yang, HC, X. Tang, Q. Zhang, and C. Uher,
Nature Communications 5, 4908 (2014). PDF
29. Ultra-fast synthesis and thermoelectric properties of Te doped skutterudites,
T. Liang, X. Su, Y. Yan, G. Zheng, Q. Zhang, HC, X. Tang, and C. Uher,
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2, 17914-17918 (2014).
28. Low effective mass and carrier concentration optimization for high performance p-type Mg2(1−x)Li2xSi0.3Sn0.7 solid solutions,
Q. Zhang, L. Cheng, W. Liu, Y. Zheng, X. Su, HC, H. Liu, Y. Yan, X. Tang, and C. Uher,
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16, 23576-23583 (2014).
27. Low-temperature electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity of binary magnesium alloys,
T. Ying, HC, M. Zheng, Z. Li, and C. Uher,
Acta Materialia 80, 288-295 (2014).
26. Origin of the High Performance in GeTe-Based Thermoelectric Materials upon Bi2Te3 Doping,
D. Wu, L.-D. Zhao, S. Hao, Q. Jiang, F. Zheng, J. W. Doak, H. Wu, HC, Y. Gelbstein, C. Uher, C. Wolverton, M. G. Kanatzidis, and J. He,
Journal of the American Chemical Society 136, 11412-11419 (2014).
25. Highly efficient (In2Te3)x(GeTe)3−3x thermoelectric materials: a substitute for TAGS,
H. Sun, X. Lu, HC, D. T. Morelli, and C. Uher,
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16, 15570-15575 (2014).
24. Low-temperature structural and transport anomalies in Cu2Se,
HC, H. Kim, J. C. Thomas, G. Shi, K. Sun, M. Abeykoon, E. S. Bozin, X. Shi, Q. Li, X. Shi, E. Kioupakis, A. Van der Ven, M. Kaviany, and C. Uher,
Physical Review B 89, 195209 (2014). PDF
23. Donor and acceptor impurity-driven switching of magnetic ordering in MnSb2−xSnxSe4,
H. Djieutedjeu, X. Zhou, HC, N. Haldolaarachchige, K. G. S. Ranmohotti, C. Uher, D. Young, and P. F. P. Poudeu,
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2, 6199-6210 (2014).
22. Electronic and phonon transport in Sb-doped Ti0.1Zr0.9Ni1+xSn0.975Sb0.025 nanocomposites,
Y. Liu, A. Page, P. Sahoo, HC, C. Uher, and P. F. P. Poudeu,
Dalton Transactions 43, 8094-8101 (2014).
21. Advanced thermoelectrics governed by a single parabolic band: Mg2Si0.3Sn0.7, a canonical example,
W. Liu†, HC†, H. Sun, Q. Zhang, K. Yin, X. Tang, Q. Zhang, and C. Uher,
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16, 6893-6897 (2014).
20. Realization of high thermoelectric performance in p-type unfilled ternary skutterudites FeSb2+xTe1−x via band structure modification and significant point defect scattering,
G. Tan, W. Liu, HC, X. Su, S. Wang, Y. Yan, X. Tang, W. Wong-Ng, and C. Uher,
Acta Materialia 61, 7693-7704 (2013).
19. Ultrahigh Thermoelectric Performance by Electron and Phonon Critical Scattering in Cu2Se1−xIx,
H. Liu, X. Yuan, P. Lu, X. Shi, F. Xu, Y. He, Y. Tang, S. Bai, W. Zhang, L. Chen, Y. Lin, L. Shi, H. Lin, X. Gao, X. Zhang, HC, and C. Uher,
Advanced Materials 25, 6607-6612 (2013).
18. Thermoelectric properties of Ag-doped Cu2Se and Cu2Te,
S. Ballikaya, HC, J. R. Salvador, and C. Uher,
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1, 12478-12484 (2013).
17. Enhancing thermopower and hole mobility in bulk p-type half-Heuslers using full-Heusler nanostructures,
P. Sahoo, Y. Liu, J. P. A. Makongo, X. Su, S. J. Kim, N. Takas, HC, C. Uher, X. Pan, and P. F. P. Poudeu,
Nanoscale 5, 9419-9427 (2013).
16. Tuning the Temperature Domain of Phonon Drag in Thin Films by the Choice of Substrate,
G. Wang, L. Endicott, HC, P. Lošt’ák, and C. Uher,
Physical Review Letters 111, 046803 (2013). PDF
15. Transport properties of ZnTe:N thin films,
HC, C. Chen, J. D. Phillips, and C. Uher,
Applied Physics Letters 103, 042108 (2013). PDF
14. Influence of embedded indium nanocrystals on GaAs thermoelectric properties,
M. V. Warren, J. C. Canniff, HC, E. Morag, F. Naab, V. A. Stoica, R. Clarke, C. Uher, and R. S. Goldman,
Journal of Applied Physics 114, 043704 (2013). PDF
13. Low-temperature transport properties of Tl-doped Bi2Te3 single crystals,
HC, W. Liu, K. Sun, X. Su, G. Wang, P. Lošt'ák, V. Kucek, Č. Drašar, and C. Uher,
Physical Review B 88, 045202 (2013). PDF
12. Lower Thermal Conductivity and Higher Thermoelectric Performance of Fe-Substituted and Ce, Yb Double-Filled p-Type Skutterudites,
S. Ballikaya, N. Uzar, S. Yildirim, HC, X. Su, G. Tan, X. Tang, and C. Uher,
Journal of Electronic Materials 42, 1622-1627 (2013).
11. High figure of merit and thermoelectric properties of Bi-doped Mg2Si0.4Sn0.6 solid solutions,
W. Liu, Q. Zhang, K. Yin, HC, X. Zhou, X. Tang, and C. Uher,
Journal of Solid State Chemistry 203, 333-339 (2013).
10. Large Enhancements of Thermopower and Carrier Mobility in Quantum Dot Engineered Bulk Semiconductors,
Y. Liu, P. Sahoo, J. P. A. Makongo, X. Zhou, S. J. Kim, HC, C. Uher, X. Pan, and P. F. P. Poudeu,
Journal of the American Chemical Society 135, 7486-7495 (2013).
9. Thermoelectric performance of nanostructured p-type Zr0.5Hf0.5Co0.4Rh0.6Sb1−xSnx half-Heusler alloys,
P. Maji, J. P. A. Makongo, X. Zhou, HC, C. Uher, and P. F. P. Poudeu,
Journal of Solid State Chemistry 202, 70-76 (2013).
8. High Performance Thermoelectricity in Earth-Abundant Compounds Based on Natural Mineral Tetrahedrites,
X. Lu, D. T. Morelli, Y. Xia, F. Zhou, V. Ozolins, HC, X. Zhou, and C. Uher,
Advanced Energy Materials 3, 342-348 (2013).
7. Configuring pnicogen rings in skutterudites for low phonon conductivity,
HC, H. Kim, J. C. Thomas, X. Su, S. Stackhouse, M. Kaviany, A. Van der Ven, X. Tang, and C. Uher,
Physical Review B 86, 195209 (2012). PDF
6. The role of Ga in Ba0.30GaxCo4Sb12+x filled skutterudites,
X. Su, H. Li, Y. Yan, HC, X. Tang, Q. Zhang, and C. Uher,
Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 15628-15634 (2012).
5. Microstructure and thermoelectric properties of CoSb2.75Ge0.25−xTex prepared by rapid solidification,
X. Su, H. Li, Y. Yan, G. Wang, HC, X. Zhou, X. Tang, Q. Zhang, and C. Uher,
Acta Materialia 60, 3536-3544 (2012).
4. Thermoelectric Performance of Sb- and La-Doped Mg2Si0.5Ge0.5,
X. Zhou, G. Wang, HC, X. Su, J. R. Salvador, W. Liu, X. Tang, and C. Uher,
Journal of Electronic Materials 41, 1589-1594 (2012).
3. Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Ba-filled skutterudites by grain size reduction and Ag nanoparticle inclusion,
X. Zhou, G. Wang, L. Zhang, HC, X. Su, J. Sakamoto, and C. Uher,
Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 2958-2964 (2012).
2. Structure and Transport Properties of Double-Doped CoSb2.75Ge0.25−xTex (x = 0.125-0.20) with in situ Nanostructure,
X. Su, H. Li, G. Wang, HC, X. Zhou, X. Tang, Q. Zhang, and C. Uher,
Chemistry of Materials 23, 2948-2955 (2011).
1. One-Step Growth and Field Emission Properties of SnO2-Capped Silicon Nanowires: A Sn-Catalyzed Approach,
HC, H.-C. Zhu, H.-J. Xu, X.-D. Shan, Z.-M. Liao, and D.-P. Yu,
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113, 6450-6453 (2009).