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most citedHierarchy of Exchange-Correlation Functionals in Computing Lattice Thermal Conductivities of Rocksalt and Zincblende Semiconductors

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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Optical-Phonon-Enabled Large Lattice Thermal Conductivity Anisotropy in Hexagonal Perovskites Cs ( = Mg, Cd; = Cl, Br, I)

Lingzhi Cao, Ying Song, Zhonghao Xia +2

Materials exhibiting strongly anisotropic lattice thermal conductivity are desirable for thermal-management applications, yet such behavior is commonly associated with layered or q…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Ultrahigh Intrinsic Hole Mobilities in N (= Mo and W) at Room Temperature

Zhongjuan Han, Rong-Tian Pang, Wu Xiong +3

High-mobility -type semiconductors are essential for advanced electronic devices but remain scarce. Here, using a hierarchical screening framework that combines first-principles…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Stacking-dependent thermoelectric transport in layered Sc_2Si_2Te_6 from first principles

Zhongjuan Han, Wu Xiong, Zhonghao Xia +2

Stacking polymorphism is a common characteristic of van der Waals layered materials and can substantially modify their physical properties. Here, based on first-principles calculat…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Weak Polar Optical Phonon Scattering Decouples Electron and Phonon Transport in Layered Thermoelectric Materials

Zhonghao Xia, Michele Reticcioli, Yateng Wang +3

High-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials are crucial for efficient waste-heat recovery and solid-state cooling technologies. A persistent challenge in TE materials design ari…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Microscopic Origin of the Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Vacancy-Ordered Halide Double Perovskites Cs ( = Zr, Pd, Sn, Te, Hf, and Pt; = Cl, Br, and I)

Lingzhi Cao, Yateng Wang, Zhonghao Xia +1

Vacancy-ordered halide double perovskites Cs have recently attracted significant attention due to their intrinsically ultralow lattice thermal conductivity ($κ_{\mathrm{L}}…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Strong Intra- and Interchain Orbital Coupling Leads to Multiband and High Thermoelectric Performance in NaAu ( = P, As, Sb, and Bi)

Zhonghao Xia, Zhilong Yang, Yali Yang +2

The intrinsic coupling among electrical conductivity (), Seebeck coefficient (), and lattice thermal conductivity () imposes a fundamental limit on the dimens…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Synergetic Enhancement of Power Factors and Suppression of Lattice Thermal Conductivities via Biaxial Strain in ScAgSe and TmAgTe

Wu Xiong, Zhongjuan Han, Zhonghao Xia +2

The challenge of achieving high thermoelectric (TE) performance is mainly from the entanglement among Seebeck coefficient (), electrical conductivity (), and lattice thermal…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Thermoelectric Properties of Copper-based Chalcopyrite Semiconductors Cu ( = Al, Ga, and In; = S, Se, and Te) from First-Principles Calculations

Wu Xiong, Zhonghao Xia, Zhongjuan Han +2

Copper-based chalcopyrite semiconductors have attracted sustained interest owing to their promising thermoelectric (TE) performance, yet the microscopic origins of their TE behavio…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Forbidden p-d Orbital Coupling Accelerates High-Power-Factor Materials Discovery

Wu Xiong, Zhongjuan Han, Zhonghao Xia +2

The intrinsic entanglement between electrical conductivity () and the Seebeck coefficient () significantly constrains power factor (PF) enhancement in thermoelectric (TE) mat…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Stacking effects on magnetic, vibrational, and optical properties of CrSBr bilayers

Huicong Li, Yali Yang, Zhonghao Xia +4

The van der Waals layered semiconductor CrSBr, which exhibits A-type antiferromagnetism and a relatively high Néel temperature, has been successfully exfoliated into atomically thi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Realizing Intrinsically Glass-like Thermal Transport via Weakening the Ag-Ag Bonds in Ag Octahedra

Xingchen Shen, Zhonghao Xia, Jun Zhou +4

Crystals exhibiting glass-like and low lattice thermal conductivity () are not only scientifically intriguing but also practically valuable in various applications, incl…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 1 cited

Hierarchy of Exchange-Correlation Functionals in Computing Lattice Thermal Conductivities of Rocksalt and Zincblende Semiconductors

Jiacheng Wei, Zhonghao Xia, Yi Xia +1

Lattice thermal conductivity () is a crucial characteristic of crystalline solids with significant implications for practical applications. While the higher order of anh…