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most citedEnhanced thermoelectricity by controlled local structure in bismuth-chalcogenides

7 citations · 21 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

cond-mat.supr-con2026

Distinct Roles of Hydrogen in Superconducting and Ferromagnetic Phases of CoZrH

Yuto Watanabe, Takayoshi Katase, Daisuke Takegami +1

Hydrogenation offers a versatile route to tuning the physical properties of intermetallic compounds. In this study, we synthesized CoZrH with different hydrogen content…

cond-mat.soft2026

Liquid-state structural asymmetry governs species-selective crystallization in multicomponent systems

Rikuya Ishikawa, Kyohei Takae, Daisuke Takegami +2

Multicomponent crystals are often assumed to form nearly random solid solutions when thermodynamically stable. However, crystal growth proceeds from structurally heterogeneous liqu…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Ideal band structures for high-performance thermoelectric materials with band convergence

Yuya Hattori, Hidetomo Usui, Yoshikazu Mizuguchi

We investigate optimal band structures in band-converged systems to achieve high zT using numerical calculations based on a virtual spectral conductivity model. We consider a two p…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Anharmonic lattice dynamics study of phonon transport in layered and molecular-crystal indium iodides

Takuma Shiga, Yoshikazu Mizuguchi, Hiroshi Fujihisa

Indium iodides, which adopt layered or molecular-crystal-like arrangements depending on composition, are expected to exhibit low lattice thermal conductivity because of their heavy…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) Diagrams to rationalize the nucleation and quenchability of metastable -LiPS

Akira Miura, Woohyeon Baek, Yuta Fujii +12

-LiPS is a promising solid-state electrolyte with the highest ionic conductivity among its polymorphs. However, its formation presents a thermodynamic paradox: the -p…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Uniaxial negative thermal expansion in a weak-itinerant-ferromagnetic phase of CoZrH

Yuto Watanabe, Kota Suzuki, Takayoshi Katase +3

We discovered unique uniaxial negative thermal expansion (NTE) behavior for a weak-itinerant-ferromagnetic phase of CoZrH. CoZr is known as a superconductor ex…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Huge anisotropic magneto-thermal switching in high-purity polycrystalline compensated metals

Poonam Rani, Yuto Watanabe, Takuma Shiga +6

Magneto-thermal transport is a promising physical property for thermal management applications. Magneto-thermal switching enables active control of heat flows, and a high switching…

cond-mat.supr-con2025

Topology meets time-reversal symmetry breaking in FeSeTe superconductor

M. Roppongi, Y. Cai, K. Ogawa +21

Time-reversal symmetry breaking (TRSB) in magnetic topological insulators induces a Dirac gap in the topological surface state (TSS), leading to exotic phenomena such as the quantu…

cond-mat.supr-con2024

Investigation of superconducting gap of high-entropy telluride AgInSnPbBiTe5

Asato Seshita, Hirotaka Okabe, Riad Kasem +9

We performed transverse-field muon spin relaxation/rotation (TF-μSR) on a high-entropy-type (HE-type) superconductor AgInSnPbBiTe5. The emergence of bulk superconducting states was…

cond-mat.supr-con2024★ 4 cited

Specific heat analyses on optical-phonon-derived uniaxial negative thermal expansion system Zr ( = Fe and CoNi)

Yuto Watanabe, Ceren Tayran, Md. Riad Kasem +4

Recently, huge uniaxial negative thermal expansion (NTE) along a -axis has been observed in transition-metal () zirconides Zr with a tetragonal CuAl-type str…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

High entropy effect on thermoelectric properties of nonequilibrium cubic phase of AgBiSe2-2xSxTex with x = 0-0.6

Asato Seshita, Aichi Yamashita, Takayoshi Katase +1

Silver bismuth diselenide (AgBiSe2) has much attention as an efficient thermoelectric material due to its low thermal conductivity. However, AgBiSe2 exhibits multiple crystal struc…

cond-mat.supr-con2024★ 1 cited

Superconducting properties and electronic structure of CuAl2-type transition-metal zirconide Fe1-xNixZr2

Ryunosuke Shimada, Yuto Watanabe, Lorenzo Tortora +8

CuAl2-type transition-metal (Tr) zirconides are superconductor family, and the Tr-site element substitution largely modifies its transition temperature (Tc). Here, we synthesized p…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Stabilization and high thermoelectric performance of high-entropy-type cubic AgBi(S, Se, Te)2

Asato Seshita, Aichi Yamashita, Takeshi Fujita +6

As thermoelectric generators can convert waste heat into electricity, they play an important role in energy harvesting. The metal chalcogenide AgBiSe2 is one of the high-performanc…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 3 cited

Spontaneous formation of Frenkel defects in high-entropy-alloys-type compound

Rikuya Ishikawa, Kyohei Takae, Yoshikazu Mizuguchi +1

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are attracting attention due to their exceptional properties, such as enhanced mechanical toughness, superconducting robustness, and thermoelectric perfo…

cond-mat.supr-con2023

Observation of superconductivity and enhanced upper critical field of -carbide-type oxide ZrPdO

Yuto Watanabe, Akira Miura, Chikako Moriyoshi +2

We report the first observation of bulk superconductivity of a -carbide-type oxide ZrPdO. The crystal structure and the superconducting properties were studied throu…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 7 cited

Enhanced thermoelectricity by controlled local structure in bismuth-chalcogenides

K. Terashima, Y. Yano, E. Paris +7

Spectroscopic techniques, including photoelectron spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance, and x-ray absorption, are used to investigate the electronic structure and the local structure…

cond-mat.supr-con2017★ 6 cited

Synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction and structural analysis of Eu0.5La0.5FBiS2-xSex

K. Nagasaka, G. Jinno, O. Miura +4

Eu0.5La0.5FBiS2-xSex is a new BiS2-based superconductor system. In Eu0.5La0.5FBiS2-xSex, electron carriers are doped to the BiS2 layer by the substitution of Eu by La. Bulk superco…