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We systematically investigated the phonon and electron transport properties of monolayer InSe and its Janus derivatives including monolayer In2SSe and In2SeTe by first-principles calculations. The breaking of mirror symmetry produce a…
In the present work, thermal transport and energy conversation in two thermoelectrically efficient candidates of Janus SnSSe and SnS$_2$ are investigated within the non-equilibrium Monte Carlo simulation of phonon Boltzmann equation. The…
Combined with first-principles calculations and semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory, Janus {\alpha}-STe2 and {\alpha}-SeTe2 monolayers are investigated systematically. Janus {\alpha}-STe2 and {\alpha}-SeTe2 monolayers are indirect…
Thermoelectric properties of monolayer indium selenide (InSe) are investigated by using Boltzman transport theory and first-principles calculations as a function of Fermi energy and crystal orientation. We find that the maximum power factor…
Recent developments in the 2D materials laid emphasis on finding the materials with robust properties for variety of applications including the energy harvesting. The recent discovery of Janus monolayers with broken symmetry has opened up…
The two-dimensional M$_2$Z$_4$ materials are proposed as suitable replacements for silicon channels in field-effect transistors (FETs). In the present work, the ThSi$_2$N$_4$ monolayer from the family, with the very appropriate electron…
In this paper, the electrical transport, thermal transport, and thermoelectric properties of three new Janus STe$_{2}$, SeTe$_{2}$, and Se$_{2}$Te monolayers are systematically studied by first-principles calculations, as well as the…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have garnered considerable attention as an emerging thermoelectric (TE) material owing to their unique density of state (DOS) near the Fermi level. We investigate the TE performance of Janus $\beta$-PdXY…
We investigate the design of steep-slope metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) exploiting monolayers of transition metal dihalides as channel materials. With respect to other previously proposed steep-slope…
Interest in the application of thermoelectric devices for renewable energy has risen over the past decade. In this paper, we calculate the transport properties of various configurations of the transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) MSe$_2$…
Nano-structuring is an extremely promising path to high performance thermoelectrics. Favorable improvements in thermal conductivity are attainable in many material systems, and theoretical work points to large improvements in electronic…
Electron-crystal and phonon-glass are regarded as two essential factors for ideal thermoelectric materials, which require both an enhanced electronic transport and a depressed phononic transport. These two characteristics usually can not…
SnSe monolayers experience a temperature induced two-dimensional Pnm2$_1 \to$ P4/nmm structural transformation precipitated by the softening of vibrational modes. The standard theoretical treatment of thermoelectricity---which relies on a…
Two-dimensional transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDCs) have shown great potential as good quality thermoelectric materials at high temperature since past few years due to their suitable band gap tunabilty, low dimensionality and…
In analogy to transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers, which have wide applications in photoelectricity, piezoelectricity and thermoelectricity, Janus MoSSe monolayer has been successfully synthesized by substituting the top Se…
Heat transport at nanoscales in semiconductors is investigated with a statistical method. The Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE) which characterize phonons motion and interaction within the crystal lattice has been simulated with a Monte…
Understanding thermal transport in layered transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) crystals is crucial for a myriad of applications exploiting these materials. Despite significant efforts, several basic thermal transport properties of TMDs…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a new class of materials with interesting physical properties and applications ranging from nanoelectronics to sensing and photonics. In addition to graphene, the most studied 2D material, monolayers of…
Two-dimensional thermoelectric materials with a figure of merit $ZT$, which is greater than 2.0 at room temperature, would be highly desirable in energy conversion since the efficiency is competitive to conventional energy conversion…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a new class of materials with interesting physical properties and ranging from nanoelectronics to sensing and photonics. In addition to graphene, the most studied 2D material, monolayers of other layered…