Lateral transition-metal dichalcogenide heterostructures for high efficiency thermoelectric devices

Abstract

Monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) have emerged as promising candidates for thermoelectric applications due to their large effective mass and low thermal conductivity. In this article, we study the thermoelectric performance...

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