Selected Corresponding-author papers at Tongji Univ.:

72.Q.Bai, Z. Chen*,C. Li, S. Tai, T. Kang, S. Zhang, Y. Chen, W. Jiang, J. Lou* and Y.Pei*.

     Screw symmetry induced low-frequency optical phonons in heat-insulating CsCu₂I₃.

     Materals Today Physics, 58, 101868, (2025).IF~10.0

71.D. Zhang, M. Liu, T. Jin, L. Yang*, W. Li* and Y. Pei*.

      (AgSbTe₂)_1-x(Bi₂Te₃)_x-based thermoelectric device for low-grade heat recovery.

     Materals Today Physics, 52, 101692, (2025).IF~10.0

70. Z. Chen, X. Zhang, S. Zhang, J. Luo, Y. Pei*.

     Demonstration of efficient Thomson cooler by electronic phase transition.

     Nature Materals, 24, 34-38 (2025).IF~46.8

69.X. Shen, W. Ding, C. Wang, Z. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Luo*, W. Li* and Y. Pei*.

     Elastic Thermoelectric Generators Illustrated in Constantan.

     Interdisciplinary Materials, 4, 508-514 (2025).IF~31.6

68.J. Zhou, Z. Chen, J. Luo, W. Li*, Y. Pei*.

     Gradient Doping Enables an Extraordinary Efficiency in Thermoelectric PbTe_1−xI_x.

     Advanced Materials, 36, 2405299, (2024). IF~28.9 

67.Z. Chen, W. Liu, B. Shan and Y. Pei*.

     Analytical approach to structural chemistry origins of mechanical, acoustical and thermal properties.

     National Science Review, 11, nwae269, (2024). IF~17.7 

66.S. Zhang, X. Wang, Q. Bai, H. Zhang, X. Zhang, L. Jun, W. Li, Z. Chen*, Y. Pei*

     Measuring lattice thermal conductivity of Bi_1−xSb_x enabled by external magnetic field.

     Materials Today Physics, 45, 101460, (2024). IF~10.0 

65.X. Qi, T. Kang, L. Yang, X. Zhang, J. Luo, W. Li*, Y. Pei*.

     Simultaneous Suppression of Phonon Transport and Carrier Concentration for Efficient Rhombohedral GeTe Thermoelectric.

     Advanced Science, 11, 2407413, (2024). IF~15.6 

64.X. Qi, X. Rui, B. Sa, X. Zhang*, W. Li* and Y. Pei*.

     Efficient rhombohedral GeTe thermoelectrics for low-grade heat recovery.

     Materials Today Physics, 45, 101466, (2024). IF~10.0 

63.Y. Hu#,X. Shen#,Z. Chen, M. Liu, X. Zhang, L. Yang, J. Luo*, W. Li* and Y. Pei*.

     Superior bendability enabled by inherent in-plane elasticity in Bi₂Te₃ thermoelectrics.

     Materials Today Physics, 48, 10157,(2024). IF~10.0 

62.W. Ding, X. Shen, Z. Li, Z. Fan, Z. Chen, J.Chen, J. Luo*, W. Li* and Y. Pei*.

     Enhancing Recoverable Bendability in High-Performance Ag₂Se-Based Thermoelectrics through Plastic Processing.

     ACS Energy Letters, 11, 5483-5491, (2024). IF~20.8

61.W. Ding, X. Shen, M. Jin, Y. Hu, Z. Chen, E. Meng, J. Luo*, W. Li* and Y. Pei*. 

     Robust bendable thermoelectric generators enabled by elasticity strengthening.

     Nature Communications, 15, 9767, (2024). IF~17.2 

60.M. Liu, X. Zhang, S. Zhang and Y. Pei*. 

     Ag2Se as a tougher alternative to n-type Bi₂Te₃ thermoelectrics.

     Nature Communications, 15, 6580, (2024). IF~17.2

59.H. Zhang, X. Yang, X. Zhang, P. Nan, B. Ge, Z. Chen* and Y. Pei*.

     Ordered high-dimensional defects enhancing phonon transport anisotropy in (GeTe)_m(Bi₂Te₃)_n.

     Materials Today Physics, 35, 101120, (2023). IF~10.0

58.Q. Ren, M.K. Gupta, M. Jin, J. Ding, J. Wu, Z. Chen, S. Lin, O. Fabelo, J. A. Rodríguez-Velamazán, M. Kofu, K. Nakajima, M. Wolf, F. Zhu, J. Wang, Z. Cheng, G. Wang, X. Tong, Y. Pei*, O. Delaire* and J. Ma*.

     Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag₈SnSe₆.

     Nature Materials, 22, 999-1006, (2023).  IF~46.8

57.K. Cheng, Z. Bu, J. Tang, X. Zhang, X. Meng, W. Li* and Y. Pei*.

     Efficient Mg₂Si_0.3Sn_0.7 thermoelectrics demonstrated for recovering heat of about 600 K.

     Materials Today Physics, 28, 100887, (2022). IF~10.0

56.S. Zhang, Z. Chen, Q. Bai, W. Li and Y. Pei*.

     Individualization of optimal operation currernts for promoting multi-stage thermoelectric cooling.

     Materials Today Physics, 26, 100746, (2022). IF~10.0

55.J. Tang, C. Qin, H. Yu, Z. Zeng, L. Cheng, B. Ge, Y. Chen, W. Li* and Y. Pei*.

     Ultralow lattice thermal conductivity enables high thermoelectric performance in BaAg₂Te₂ alloys.

     Materials Today Physics, 22, 100591, (2022). IF~10.0

54.Z. Bu, X. Zhang, Y. Hu, Z. Chen, S. Lin, W. Li, C Xiao and Y. Pei*.

     A record thermoelectric efficiency in tellurium-free modules for low-grade waste heat recovery.

     Nat. Commun., 13, 237 (2022). IF~17.2

53.Z. Bu, X. Zhang, Y. Hu, Z. Chen, S. Lin, W. Li and Y. Pei*.

     An over 10% module efficiency obtained using non-Bi₂Te₃ thermoelectric materials for recovering heat of <600 K.

     Energy Environmental Science, 14, 6506 (2021). IF~35.2

52. Z. Chen, X. Zhang, J. Ren, Z. Zeng, Y. Chen, J. He, L. Chen* and Y. Pei*.

     Leveraging bipolar effect to enhance transverse thermoelectricity in semimetal Mg₂Pb for cryogenic heat pumping.

     Nat. Commun., 12, 3837, (2021). IF~17.2

51. Z. Bu, X. Zhang, B. Shan, J. Tang, H. Liu, Z. Chen, S. Lin, W. Li and Y. Pei*.

     Realizing a 14% single-leg thermoelectric efficiency in GeTe alloys.

     Sci. Adv., 7, eabf2738, (2021). IF~14.1

50. S. Lin, W. Li and Y. Pei*.

     Thermally insulative thermoelectric argyrodites.

     Materials Today, (2021). IF~25.3

49. X. Shi, X. Zhang, A. Ganose, J. Park. C. Sun, Z. Chen, S. Lin, W, Li, A. Jain and Y. Pei*.

     Compromise between band structure and phonon scattering in efficient n-Mg₃Sb_2-xBi_x thermoelectrics.

     Materials Today Physics, 18, 100362, (2021). IF~10.0

48. C. Qin^#, L. Cheng^#, Y. Xiao, C. Wen, B. Ge, W. Li and Y. Pei*.

     Substitutions and dislocations enabled extraordinary n-type thermoelectric PbTe.

     Materials Today Physics, 17, 100355, (2021). IF~10.0

47. J. Tang, Z. Yao, Y. Wu, S. Lin, F. Xiong, W. Li, Y. Chen, T. Zhu and Y. Pei*.

     Atomic disordering advances thermoelectric group IV telluride alloys with a multiband transport.

     Materials Today Physics, 15, 100247, (2020). IF~10.0

46. Z. Bu, Z. Chen, X. Zhang, S. Lin, J. Mao, W. Li, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     Near-room-temperature rhombohedral Ge_1-xPb_xTe thermoelectrics.

     Materials Today Physics, 15, 100260, (2020). IF~10.0

45. X. Zhang^#, Z. Bu^#, X. Shi^#, Z. Chen, S. Lin, M. Wood, A. Snyder, L. Chen, G. Snyder* and Y. Pei*.

     Electronic quality factor for thermoelectrics.

     Sci. Adv., 13, eabc0726, (2020). IF~14.1

44. Y. Wu, P. Nan, Z. Chen, Z. Zeng, R. Liu, H. Dong, L. Xie, Y. Xiao, Z. Chen, H. Gu, W. Li, Y. Chen,  B. Ge* and Y. Pei*.

     Thermoelectric enhancements in PbTe alloys due to dislocation-induced strains and converged bands.

     Adv. Sci., 1902628, (2020). IF~15.6

43. X. Zhang^#, Z. Bu^#, S. Lin, Z. Chen, W. Li and Y. Pei*.

     GeTe thermoelectrics.

     Joule, 5, 986, (2020). IF~43.7

42. Y. Xiao^#, Y. Wu^#, P. Nan, H Dong, Z. Chen, Z. Chen, H. Gu,B. Ge, W. Li and Y. Pei*.

     Cu interstitials enabled carriers and dislocations for thermoelectric enhancements in n-PbTe_0.75Se_0.25.

     Chem, 6, 523, (2020). IF~23.4

41. X. Shi, C. Sun, Z. Bu, X. Zhang, Y. Wu, S. Lin, W. Li, F. Alireza, J.Anubhav and Y. Pei*.

     Revelation of Inherently High Mobility Enables Mg₃Sb₂ as a Sustainable Alternative to n-Bi₂Te₃ Thermoelectrics.

     Adv. Sci., 6, 1802286, (2019). IF~15.6

40. Z. Bu^#, W. Li^#, J. Li, X. Zhang, J. Mao, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     Dilute Cu₂Te-alloying enables extraordinary performance of r-GeTe thermoelectrics.

     Materials Today Physics, 9, 100096, (2019). IF~10.0

39. Y. Wu^#, Z. Chen^#, P. Nan, F. Xiong, S. Lin, X. Zhang, F. Xiong, Y. Chen, L. Chen, B. Ge and Y. Pei*.

     Lattice Strain Advances Thermoelectrices.

     Joule, 3, 1276, (2019). IF~43.7

38. X. Wang^#, W. Li^#, B. Zhou, C. Sun, L. Zheng, J. Tang, X. Shi and Y. Pei*.

     Experimental revelation of multiband transport in heavily doped BaCd₂Sb₂ with promising thermoelectric performance.

     Materials Today Physics, 8, 123, (2019). IF~10.0

37. X. Shi, T. Zhao, X. Zhang, C. Sun, Z. Chen, S. Lin, W. Li, H. Gu and Y. Pei*.

     Extraordinary n-Mg₃SbBi thermoelectrics enabled by yttrium doping.

     Adv. Mater., 31, 1903387, (2019). (Cover article). IF~28.9

36. J. Tang, Z. Yao, Z. Chen, S. Lin, X. Zhang, F. Xiong, W. Li, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     Maximization of transporting bands for high-performance SnTe alloy thermoelectrics.

     Materials Today Physics, 9, 100091, (2019). IF~10.0

35. J. Li, X. Zhang, X. Wang, Z. Bu, L. Zheng, B. Zhou, F. Xiong, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     High-performance GeTe thermoelectrics in both rhomobohedral and cubic phases.

     J. Am. Chem. Soc., 140, 16190, (2018). IF~15.6

34. X. Zhang, J. Li, X. Wang, Z. Chen, J. Mao, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     Vacancy Manipulation for Thermoelectric Enhancements in GeTe Alloys.

     J. Am. Chem. Soc., 140, 15883, (2018). (Cover article). IF~15.6

33. S. Lin, W. Li, B. Gao, J. Li and Y. Pei*.

     Thermoelectric properties of Ag₉GaSb₆ with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity.

     Materials Today Physics, 6, 60, (2018). IF~10.0

32. J. Tang, B. Gao, S. Lin, X. Wang, X. Zhang, F. Xiong, W. Li, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     Manipulation of solubility and interstitial defects for improving thermoelectric SnTe alloys.

     ACS Energy Letters, 3, 1969, (2018). IF~20.8

31. J. Tang, B.Gao, S. Lin, J. Li, Z. Chen, F. Xiong, W. Li, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     Manipulation of Band Structure and Interstitial Defects for Improving Thermoelectric SnTe.

     Adv. Fucnt. Mater., 28, 1803586, (2018). IF~19.4

30. J. Li^#, X. Zhang^#, Z. Chen, S. Lin, W. Li, J. Shen, I. Witting, A. Faghaninia, Y. Chen, A. Jain, L. Chen, GJ Snyder and Y. Pei*.

     Low-symmetry rhombohedral GeTe thermoelectrics.

     Joule, 2, 976, (2018). (Highlighted by Science and Chem). IF~43.7

29. W. Li, S. Lin, M. Weiss, Z. Chen, J. Li, Y. Xu, W. G. Zeier and Y. Pei*.

     Crystal structure induced ultralow lattice thermal conductivity in thermoelectric Ag₉AlSe₆.

     Adv. Energy Mater., 8, 1800030, (2018). IF~26.8

28. M. Jin, Z. Chen, X. Tan*, H. Shao, G. Liu, H. Hu, J. Xu, B. Yu, H. Shen, J. Y. Xu, H. Jiang, Y. Pei* and J. Jiang*.

     Charge transport in thermoelectric SnSe single crystal.

     ACS Energy Letters, 3, 689, (2018). IF~20.8

27. Z. Chen, X. Zhang and Y. Pei*.

     Manipulation of phonon transport in thermoelectrics.

     Adv. Mater., 30, 1705617, (2018). (趣味阅读). IF~28.9

26. Z. Chen, X. Zhang, S. Lin, L. Chen* and Y. Pei*.

     Rationalizing phonon dispersion for lattice thermal conductivity of solids.

     National Science Review, 5, 888, (2018). (Research Article, 趣味阅读). IF~17.7

25. J. Li, Z. Chen, X. Zhang, H. Yu, Z. Wu, H. Xie, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     Simultaneous optimization of carrier concentration and alloy scattering for ultrahigh performance GeTe thermoelectrics.

     Adv. Sci., 1700341, (2017). IF~15.6

24. S. Lin, W. Li, S. Li, X. Zhang, Z. Chen, Y. Xu, Y. Chen and Y. Pei*.

     High thermoelectrics performance of Ag₉Ga₆Se₆ enabled by low cutoff frequency of acoustic phonons.

     Joule, 1, 816, (2017). IF~43.7

23. Y. Wu^#, W. Li, A. Faghaninia, Z. Chen, J. Li, X. Zhang, B. Gao, S. Lin, B. Zhou, A. Jain and Y. Pei*.     

     Promising thermoelectric performance in van der waals layered SnSe₂.

     Materials Today Physics, 3, 127, (2017). IF~10.0

22. X. Zhang, Z. Chen, S. Lin, B. Zhou, B. Gao and Y. Pei*.

     Promising Thermoelectric Ag_5−δTe₃ with Intrinsic Low Lattice Thermal Conductivity.

     ACS Energy Letters, 2, 2470, (2017). IF~20.8

21. W. Li, Y. Wu, S. Lin, Z. Chen, J. Li, X. Zhang, L. Zheng and Y. Pei*.

     Advances in Environment-Friendly SnTe Thermoelectrics.

     ACS Energy Letters, 2, 2349, (2017). (Cover article). IF~20.8

20. W. Li, L. Zheng, B. Ge, S. Lin, X. Zhang, Z. Chen, Y. Chang and Y. Pei*.

     Promoting SnTe as an eco-friendly solution for p-PbTe thermoelectric via band convergence and interstitial defects.     

    Adv. Mater., 29, 1605887, (2017). IF~28.9

19. L. Zheng, W. Li, S. Lin, J. Li, Z. Chen and Y. Pei*.

    Interstitial Defects Improving Thermoelectric SnTe in Addition to Band Convergence.

     ACS Energy Letters, 2, 563, (2017). IF~20.8

18. Z. Chen, B. Ge, W. Li, S. Lin, J. Shen, Y. Chang, R. Hanus, G. J. Snyder* and Y. Pei*.

     Vacancy-induced dislocations within grains for high-performance PbSe thermoelectrics.

     Nat. Commun., 8, 13828, (2017). IF~17.2

17. Z. Liu, J. Mao, S. Peng, B. Zhou, W. Gao, J. Sui*, Y. Pei* and Z. Ren*.

     Tellurium doped n-type zintl Zr₃Ni₃Sb₄ thermoelectric materials: balance between carrier-scattering mechanism and bipolar effect.

     Materials Today Physics, 2, 54, (2017). IF~10.0

16. Z. Chen, Z. Jian, W. Li, Y. Chang, B. Ge, R. Hanus, J. Yang, Y. Chen, M. Huang, G. J. Snyder and Y. Pei*.

     Lattice Dislocations Enhancing Thermoelectric PbTe in addition to Band Convergence.

     Adv. Mater., 29, 1606768, (2017). IF~28.9

15. W. Li, S. Lin, B. Ge, J. Yang, W. Zhang and Y. Pei*.

     Low sound velocity contributing to the high thermoelectric performance of Ag₈SnSe₆.

     Adv. Sci., 3, 1600196, (2016). IF~15.6

14. S. Lin, W. Li*, Z. Chen, J. Shen, B. Ge and Y. Pei*.

     Tellurium as a high-performance elemental thermoelectric.

     Nat. Commun., 7, 10287, (2016). IF~17.2

Selected 1^st-& Corresponding-author papers:

13. Y. Pei^*, Z. Gibbs, A. Gloskovskii, B. Balke, W. Zeier and G. J. Snyder*.

     Optimum Carrier Concentration in n-type PbTe Thermoelectrics.

     Adv. Energy Mater., 4, 1400486, (2014). IF~26.8

12. H. Wang, A. D. LaLonde, Y. Pei* and G. J. Snyder*.    

    The criteria for beneficial disorder in thermoelectric solid solutions.

     Adv. Funct. Mater., 23,1586, (2013). IF~19.4

11. Y. Pei^*, H. Wang and G. J. Snyder*.

     Band engineering of thermoelectric materials.

     Adv. Mater., 64, 6125, (2012). IF~28.9

10. Y. Pei, N. A. Heinz, A. LaLonde, H. Wang and G. J. Snyder*.

     High thermoelectric figure of merit in PbTe alloys demonstrated in PbTe–CdTe.

     Adv. Energy Mater., 2, 670, (2012). IF~26.8

9. Y. Pei, A. D. LaLonde, H. Wang and G. J. Snyder*.

     Low effective mass leading to high thermoelectric performance.

     Energy Environ. Sci., 5, 7963, (2012). IF~35.2

8. H. Wang, Y. Pei*, A. LaLonde and G. J. Snyder*.

     Weak electron-phonon coupling contributing to high thermoelectric performance in n-type PbSe.

     PNAS, 25, 9705, (2012). IF~11.2

7. Y. Pei, A. LaLonde, N. A. Heinz, X. Y. Shi, S. Iwanaga, H. Wang, L. D. Chen and G. J. Snyder*.

     Stabilizing the optimal carrier concentration for high thermoelectric efficiency.

     Adv. Mater., 23, 5674, (2011). IF~28.9

6. Y. Pei, A. F. May and G. J. Snyder*.

    Self-tuning the carrier concentration of PbTe/Ag₂Te composites with excess Ag for high thermoelectric performance.

     Adv. Energy Mater., 1, 291, (2011). IF~26.8

5. Y. Pei, N. A. Heinz, A. D. LaLonde and G. J. Snyder*.

    Combination of large nanostructures and complex band structure for high performance thermoelectric lead telluride.

    Energy Environ. Sci., 4, 3640, (2011). IF~35.2

4. Y. Pei, J. Lensch-Falk, E. S. Toberer, D. L. Medlin and G. J. Snyder*.

    High thermoelectric performance in PbTe due to large nanoscale Ag₂Te precipitates and La doping.

    Adv. Funct. Mater., 21, 241, (2011). (Highlighted by: J. M. Crow, Chemistry World). IF~19.4

3. Y. Pei, A. LaLonde, S. Iwanaga and G. J. Snyder*.    High thermoelectric figure of merit in heavy-hole dominated PbTe.

    Energy Environ. Sci., 4, 2085, (2011). IF~35.2

2. A. D. LaLonde^#, Y. Pei^# and G. J. Snyder*.

    Reevaluation of PbTe_1-xI_x as high performance n-type thermoelectric material.

    Energy Environ. Sci., 4, 2090, (2011). IF~35.2

1. Y. Pei, X. Shi, A. LaLonde, H. Wang, L. Chen and G. J. Snyder*.

    Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics.

    Nature, 473, 66, (2011). IF~69.5