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  • 1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For studies of the low temperature properties of semimetals, metallic multilayers, magnetic superlattices, and high temperature superconductors

Overview

Ctirad Uher is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Thermal Properties of Materials
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • 2D Materials and Applications

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Trevor P. Bailey, Xinfeng Tang, Xianli Su, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, and Jinsong Wu.

Uher has published research in several scientific journals, most often appearing in:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Materials Today Physics
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Recent papers authored by Uher's collaborators and likely connected to their network of research include:

  • A comprehensive review on Bi2Te3-based thin films: Thermoelectrics and beyond, 2022, Interdisciplinary materials
  • Extraordinary role of Zn in enhancing thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped n-type PbTe, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Blocking Ion Migration Stabilizes the High Thermoelectric Performance in Cu2Se Composites, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Roadmap on energy harvesting materials, 2023, Journal of Physics Materials
  • Ultralow Thermal Conductivity in Diamondoid Structures and High Thermoelectric Performance in (Cu1-xAgx)(In1-yGay)Te2, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

In addition to journal articles, Uher has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media: Celebrating 1 year of Frontiers in Electronic Materials (2024).

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1996, with a citation highlighting studies of the low temperature properties of semimetals, metallic multilayers, magnetic superlattices, and high temperature superconductors.

Best Publications

  • Ultralow thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in SnSe crystals

    Li Dong Zhao;Shih Han Lo;Yongsheng Zhang;Hui Sun

  • Cubic AgPbmSbTe2+m: Bulk Thermoelectric Materials with High Figure of Merit

    Kuei Fang Hsu;Sim Loo;Fu Guo;Wei Chen

  • Copper ion liquid-like thermoelectrics

    Huili Liu;Xun Shi;Fangfang Xu;Linlin Zhang

  • Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe

    Li Dong Zhao;Li Dong Zhao;Gangjian Tan;Shiqiang Hao;Jiaqing He

  • Convergence of conduction bands as a means of enhancing thermoelectric performance of n-type Mg2Si(1-x)Sn(x) solid solutions.

    Wei Liu;Xiaojian Tan;Kang Yin;Huijun Liu

  • CsBi4Te6: A High-Performance Thermoelectric Material for Low-Temperature Applications

    Duck Young Chung;Tim Hogan;Paul Brazis;Melissa Rocci-Lane

  • Strained endotaxial nanostructures with high thermoelectric figure of merit

    Kanishka Biswas;Jiaqing He;Qichun Zhang;Guoyu Wang

  • Stretchable nanoparticle conductors with self-organized conductive pathways

    Yoonseob Kim;Jian Zhu;Bongiun Yeom;Matthew Di Prima

  • All-scale hierarchical thermoelectrics: MgTe in PbTe facilitates valence band convergence and suppresses bipolar thermal transport for high performance

    L. D. Zhao;H. J. Wu;S. Q. Hao;C. I. Wu

  • Transport properties of pure and doped mnisn (m=zr, hf)

    C. Uher;J. Yang;J. Yang;S. Hu;D. T. Morelli

  • High Thermoelectric Performance of p-Type SnTe via a Synergistic Band Engineering and Nanostructuring Approach

    Gangjian Tan;Li Dong Zhao;Fengyuan Shi;Jeff W. Doak

  • Non-equilibrium processing leads to record high thermoelectric figure of merit in PbTe-SrTe.

    Gangjian Tan;Fengyuan Shi;Shiqiang Hao;Li Dong Zhao;Li Dong Zhao

  • Broad temperature plateau for high ZTs in heavily doped p-type SnSe single crystals

    Kunling Peng;Kunling Peng;Xu Lu;Heng Zhan;Si Hui

  • High Performance Thermoelectricity in Earth-Abundant Compounds Based on Natural Mineral Tetrahedrites

    Xu Lu;Donald T. Morelli;Yi Xia;Fei Zhou

  • Low thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in n-type BaxYbyCo4Sb12 double-filled skutterudites

    X. Shi;H. Kong;C.-P. Li;C. Uher

  • Spinodal Decomposition and Nucleation and Growth as a Means to Bulk Nanostructured Thermoelectrics: Enhanced Performance in Pb1-xSnxTe-PbS

    John Androulakis;Chia Her Lin;Hun Jin Kong;Ctirad Uher

  • On the tuning of electrical and thermal transport in thermoelectrics: an integrated theory–experiment perspective

    Jiong Yang;Lili Xi;Wujie Qiu;Wujie Qiu;Lihua Wu

  • Ultrahigh Thermoelectric Performance by Electron and Phonon Critical Scattering in Cu2Se1‐xIx

    Huili Liu;Xun Yuan;Ping Lu;Xun Shi

  • Codoping in SnTe: Enhancement of Thermoelectric Performance through Synergy of Resonance Levels and Band Convergence

    Gangjian Tan;Fengyuan Shi;Shiqiang Hao;Hang Chi

  • CERIUM FILLING AND DOPING OF COBALT TRIANTIMONIDE

    Donald T. Morelli;Gregory P. Meisner;Baoxing Chen;Siqing Hu

  • Effects of partial substitution of Ni by Pd on the thermoelectric properties of ZrNiSn-based half-Heusler compounds

    Q. Shen;L. Chen;T. Goto;T. Hirai

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Xinfeng Tang
Xinfeng Tang Wuhan University of Technology
Xianli Su
Xianli Su Wuhan University of Technology
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
Chris Wolverton
Chris Wolverton Northwestern University
Gangjian Tan
Gangjian Tan Wuhan University of Technology
Xun Shi
Xun Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Roy Clarke
Roy Clarke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Qingjie Zhang
Qingjie Zhang Wuhan University of Technology
Lidong Chen
Lidong Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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