Cutting-Edge Research in Plastic-Flexible Thermoelectric Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Energy Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editor
Interests: thermoelectric materials; non-equilibrium preparation; thermodynamics; lattice dynamics; electron phonon coupling; sensors; artificial intelligence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge research in plastic-flexible thermoelectric materials operating close to room temperature, highlighting breakthroughs in advanced fabrication techniques, innovative crystal/microstructure modulation strategies, and electron–phonon–ion decoupling mechanisms. It aims to develop practical applications for wearable electronics and beyond. The scope of this Special Issue encompasses the following key research directions:
- Room-Temperature Flexible TE Material Fabrication: Develop stretchable thin-film/fiber manufacturing technologies compatible with ambient conditions, investigating solution processing, 3D printing, and novel forming methods for optimizing plasticity and interfacial characteristics.
- Functional Crystal Architecture Design: Explore intrinsically flexible quasi-one-dimensional chain-like crystals, layered superlattice architectures, and topological defect engineering for mechano-thermoelectric performance synergy.
- Multiscale Microstructural Engineering: Optimize phonon scattering pathways and enable carrier-selective transport through nanodomain engineering, hierarchical porosity construction, and bioinspired interface design.
- Electron–Phonon–Ion Decoupling Strategies: Develop innovative approaches including localized lattice stress regulation and polar carrier engineering, establishing quantitative decoupling models for electro-thermal–mechanical transport parameters under multifield coupling.
- Machine Learning-Accelerated Material Design: Create multiscale simulation platforms integrating first-principles calculations with non-equilibrium molecular dynamics to predict TE transport behaviors in novel flexible systems such as high-entropy alloys.
Dr. Dongwang Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plastic-flexible thermoelectric materials
- advanced fabrication
- crystal architecture
- microstructural engineering
- electron–phonon–ion decoupling
- machine learning
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