Thermoelectrics: Theory and Applications

Presentations

• Thermoelectrics: Theory and applications

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Rama Venkatasubramanian

    • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

  Authors

  • Rama Venkatasubramanian

    • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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• Understanding Thermal and Charge Transport in Inorganic, Hybrid, and Organic Thermoelectric Materials

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Publication: 1. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 6981.
  2. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2002702.
  3. Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 3708–3714.
  4. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2025, 8, 25–30.
  5. Small Methods 2024, 8, 2400585.

  Presenters

  • Chen Li

    • Cornell University

  Authors

  • Chen Li

    • Cornell University

  • Samuel Kielar

  • Liwei Shi

  • Sooyon Chang

  • Kevin Kong

  • Haojie Rao

  • Zhiting Tian

    • Cornell University

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• Design Principles and Computational Search for Topological Thermoelectrics

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Publication: Skinner, B.; Chakraborty, P.; Scales, J.; Heremans, J. P. Design Principles for Topological Thermoelectrics. arXiv September 29, 2025. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2509.25371.

  Presenters

  • Poulomi Chakraborty

    • Ohio State University

  Authors

  • Poulomi Chakraborty

    • Ohio State University

  • Joshua Scales

    • Ohio State University

  • Brian Skinner

    • Ohio State University

  • Joseph Heremans

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• First-principles investigation of thermoelectric transport in Nb₃X₄ (X = S, Se)

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • M. Shahnoor Rahman

  Authors

  • M. Shahnoor Rahman

  • Artem Akopyan

    • University of Miami

  • John Neumeier

    • Montana State University

  • Joshua Cohn

    • University of Miami, Department of Physics

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• Ultrahigh thermoelectric power factors and anisotropy in the quasi-1D metals Nb₃X₄ (X = S, Se)

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Sagarika Bhagade

    • University of Miami

  Authors

  • Sagarika Bhagade

    • University of Miami

  • Artem Akopyan

    • University of Miami

  • Patrick White

  • John Neumeier

    • Montana State University

  • Joshua Cohn

    • University of Miami, Department of Physics

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• Thermoelectric properties of Cu₁₂(Zn)Sb₄(Bi)S₁₃ tetrahedrites

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 17, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Publication: Thermoelectric properties of Cu12-xZnxSb4-yBiyS13 quinary tetrahedrites at room temperature

  Presenters

  • Andres Cantarero

    • University de Valencia

  Authors

  • Andres Cantarero

    • University de Valencia

  • Amina Kahlessenane

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• Defect Formation in Pr₃ZrO₈ for Thermochemical Oxygen and Hydrogen Production  

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Sai Mu

    • University of South Carolina

  Authors

  • Sai Mu

    • University of South Carolina

  • Zhi-Hao Wang

    • University of South Carolina

  • Kevin Huang

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• Valley-selective electron-phonon scattering in thermoelectric semimetal Ta₂PdSe₆

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Masayuki Ochi

    • The University of Osaka

  Authors

  • Masayuki Ochi

    • The University of Osaka

  • Hitoshi Mori

  • Akitoshi Nakano

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• Possible Violation of the Kelvin Relation in the Thermoelectric Coefficients of Silicon pn Junction Diodes

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 17, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Mark Lee

    • University of Texas at Dallas

  Authors

  • Mark Lee

    • University of Texas at Dallas

  • Hari Panthi

    • University of Texas at Dallas

  • Ruchika Dhawan

    • Texas Instruments, Inc.

  • Orlando Lazaro

  • Hal Edwards

    • Texas Instruments, Inc.

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• Electronic Structure–Kinetics Correlation in Polymorphic Phase Transitions

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 6:06 PM – March 17, 2026, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Liping Yu

    • University of Central Florida

  Authors

  • Biswajit Ball

    • University of Central Florida

  • Liping Yu

    • University of Central Florida

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