How to Measure Thermoelectric Properties Reliably

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Tian-Ran Wei is currently an assistant professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He obtained his PhD from Tsinghua University in 2017. He worked at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2017 to 2018 before joining Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His current research focuses on advanced thermoelectric materials. Mengjia Guan is a PhD student at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She obtained her BS from Central South University in 2014. Her research focuses on superionic copper chalcogenide thermoelectric materials. Junjie Yu is a PhD student at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University. He obtained his BS from Zhejiang University in 2015. His research focuses on half-Heusler thermoelectric materials. Tiejun Zhu is the Qiushi Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University. He obtained his PhD from Zhejiang University in 2001. He was a research fellow at Singapore-MIT Alliance from 2002 to 2004, and a visiting scientist at California Institute of Technology in 2011. He has been a faculty member at Zhejiang University since 2004. His current research focuses on the advanced fabrication, microstructure, and transport mechanisms of high-efficiency thermoelectric materials. Lidong Chen is a Professor of Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS), and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of npj Computational Materials. He received his BS (1982) from Hunan University and doctorate (1990) from Tohoku University. After being chief engineer and postdoctoral appointment at Riken Cooperation and Japan National Aerospace Laboratory, respectively, he worked at the Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, as research associate and associate professor. He joined SICCAS as a professor in 2001. His research mainly focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of thermoelectric materials and devices. Xun Shi is a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He received his BS (2000) in Tsinghua University and PhD (2005) in the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He worked at the University of Michigan (USA) as a postdoc from 2007 to 2009. He then joined the R&D center in General Motors. Since 2010 he has been a professor at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS). His current research focuses on advanced thermoelectric materials and flexible semiconductors.