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Books

L. Anatychuk, A. Burkov, J. Goldsmid, Y. Grin, K. Koumoto, D. Narducci, G. S. Nolas, editors, 200 Years of Thermoelectricity: An Historical Journey Through the Science and Technology of Thermoelectric Materials (1821-2021), Springer, 2024.

G.S. Nolas, editor, The Physics and Chemistry of Inorganic Clathrates, Springer, 2014.

G.S. Nolas, J.W. Sharp and H.J. Goldsmid, Thermoelectrics: Basics Principles and New Materials Developments, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2001.


Selected Review Articles and Selected Edited Volumes

M. Beekman, S.M. Kauzlarich, L. Doherty and G.S. Nolas, 'Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials', Materials 12, 1139, (2019).

Special issue of Journal of Applied Physics, "Advanced Thermoelectrics", edited by G.S. Nolas, L.W. Woods and R. Funahashi, 2019.

M. Beekman, K. Wei and G. S. Nolas, 'Clathrates and beyond: Low-density allotropy in crystalline silicon', Appl. Phys. Rev. 3, 040804 (2016).

Special issue of Scripta Materialia, "Contemporary Innovations for Thermoelectrics Research and Development", edited by T. Mori and G.S. Nolas, 2016.

M. Beekman, D.T. Morelli, and G.S. Nolas, 'Better thermoelectrics through glass-like crystals', Nature Materials 14, 1182 (2015).

M. Beekman and G.S. Nolas, 'Inorganic clathrate-II materials of group 14: synthetic routes and physical properties,' J. Mater. Chem. 18, 842 (2008).

G.S. Nolas, J. Poon, and M. Kanatzidis, 'Recent Developments in Bulk Thermoelectric Materials,' MRS Bulletin Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 199-205, March, 2006.

G.S. Nolas, G.A. Slack and S.B. Schujman, 'Semiconductor Clathrates: A Phonon-Glass Electron-Crystal Material with Potential for Thermoelectric Applications', in Semiconductors and Semimetals, Vol. 69, edited by T.M. Tritt, Academic Press, 2001.

G.S. Nolas and G.A. Slack, 'Thermoelectric Clathrates', American Scientist 89, 136 (2001).

G.S. Nolas, D.T.- Morelli and T.M. Tritt, 'Skutterudites: A phonon-glass-electron-crystal approach to advanced thermoelectric energy conversion applications', in Annual Review of Materials Research, Vol. 29, 1999.


Selected Journal Articles

W. D. C. B. Gunatilleke, O. P. Ojo and G. S. Nolas, 'Origin of anisotropic thermal transport in CsPbBr3’, ChemComm, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05037A.

O. P. Ojo, W. D. C. B. Gunatilleke, H. Wang and G. S. Nolas, 'Structure and disorder resulting in ultralow thermal conductivity in the defect chalcopyrite AgInSnSe4', J. Alloys Comp. 1004, 175812 (2024).

W. D. C. B. Gunatilleke, W. Wong-Ng, A. J. Biacchi, T. Chang, Y. S. Chen and G. S. Nolas, ‘Diffusion dominant thermal transport in mixed valent Ba4Sn4Se9’, Acta Mater. 272, 119915 (2024).

O. P. Ojo, L. Ma, W. D. C. B. Gunatilleke, A. F. May, L. M. Woods and G. S. Nolas, ‘Electronic and thermal properties of the cation substitution-derived quaternary chalcogenide CuInSnSe4’, Inorg. Chem. 62, 16114 (2023).

W. D. C. B. Gunatilleke, M. Zhang, W. Wong-Ng, P. Y. Zavalij, Y. S. Chen and G. S. Nolas, ‘Structural and thermal properties of Eu2Ga11Sn35’, J. Appl. Phys. 133, 095108 (2023). First low cation clathrate-I.

M. Beekman, A. J. Karttunen, W. Wong-Ng, M. Zhang, Y. Chen, C. Posadas, A. Jarymowycz, E Cruse, W. Peng, A. Zevalkink, J. A. Kaduk and G. S. Nolas, ‘Thermal and mechanical properties of the clathrate-II Na24Si136’, Phys. Rev. B 105, 214114 (2022).

W. D. C. B. Gunatilleke, R. Juneja, O. P. Ojo, A. F. May, H. Wang, L. Lindsay and G. S. Nolas, 'Intrinsic anharmonicity and thermal properties of ultralow thermal conductivity Ba6Sn6Se13', Phys. Rev. Mater. 5, 085002 (2021).

A. J. Souna, K. Wei and G. S. Nolas, 'The effect on the optical modes of quaternary chalcogenides upon metal and chalcogen substitution', Appl. Phys. Lett. 116, 082103 (2020).

D. Hobbis, R. Hermann, H. Wang, D. Parker, T. Pandey, J. Martin, K. Page and G.S. Nolas, 'Structural, chemical, electrical and thermal properties of n-type NbFeSb', Inorg. Chem. 58, 1826, (2019).

K. Wei and G.S. Nolas, 'Enhanced thermoelectric properties of polymer/inorganic bulk composites through EG treatment and spark plasma sintering processing', Scripta Mater. 150, 70, (2018).

K. Wei, A.R. Khabibullin, D. Hobbis, W. Wong-Ng, T. Chang, S.G. Wang, I. Levin, Y. Chen, L.M. Woods and G.S. Nolas, 'Synthesis, Structure, and Electrical Properties of the Single Crystal Ba8Cu16As30', Inorg. Chem. 57, 9327, (2018).). First pnicogen-based "8-16-30" clathrate-I.

K. Wei, A. Khabibullin, T. Stedman, L. M. Woods and G. S. Nolas, 'Polaronic transport in Ag-based quaternary chalcogenides', J. Appl. Phys. 122, 105109, (2017).

J. Martin and G. S. Nolas, 'Apparatus for the measurement of electrical resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, and thermal conductivity of thermoelectric materials between 300 K and 12 K', Rev. Sci. Instrum. 87, 015105 (2016).

Y. Dong, L. Wojtas, J. Martin, and G. S. Nolas, 'Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Transport Properties of Quaternary tetrahedral Chalcogenides', J. Mater. Chem. C, 3, 10436 (2015).

Z. Ge, J. R. Salvador, and G. S. Nolas, 'Selective Synthesis of Cu2SnSe3 and Cu2SnSe4 Nanocrystals', Inorg. Chem. 53, 4445 (2014).

Y. Dong, K. Wei, and G. S. Nolas, 'Transport properties of partially filled skutterudite derivatives Ce0.13Co4Ge6Se6 and Yb0.14Co4Ge6Se6', Phys. Rev. B. 87, 195203 (2013).

A. Datta and G. S. Nolas, 'Solution-Based Synthesis & Low-Temperature Transport properties of CsBi4Te6', ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 4, 772 (2012).

S. Stefanoski, M. Beekman, W. Wong-Ng, P. Zavalij, and G. S. Nolas, 'Simple approach for selective crystal growth of intermetallic clathrates', Chem. Mater. 23, 1491 (2011).

M. Beekman, W. Schnelle, H. Borrmann, M. Baitinger, Yu. Grin, and G. S. Nolas, 'Intrinsic Electrical and Thermal Properties od Single Crystals of Na24Si136', Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 018301 (2010).

J. Martin, Li Wang, Lidong Chen and G. S. Nolas, 'Enhanced Seebeck Coefficient Through Energy-Barrier Scattering in PbTe nanocomposites,' Phys. Rev. B 79, 115311 (2009).

J. Martin, H. Wang and G. S. Nolas, 'Optimization of the Thermoelectric Properties of Ba8Ga16Ge30,' Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 222110 (2008).

G.S. Nolas, D. Wang, and M. Beekman, 'Transport properties of polycrystalline Mg2Si1-ySby (0 < y < 0.4),' Phys. Rev. B 76, 235204 (2007).

M. Beekman, J.A. Kaduk, Q. Huang, W. Wong-Ng, W. Yang, D. Wang, and G.S. Nolas, 'Synthesis and crystal structure of Na1-xGe3+z: A novel zeolite-like framework phase in the Na-Ge system,' Chem. Commun. 837 (2007).

J. Martin, S. Erickson, G.S. Nolas, P. Alboni, T.M. Tritt, and J. Yang, 'Structural and transport properties of Ba8Ga16SixGe46-x clathrates,' J. Appl. Phys. 99, 044903 (2006).

G.A. Lamberton, Jr., R.H. Tedstrom, T.M. Tritt, and G.S. Nolas, 'Thermoelectric properties of Yb-filled Ge-compensated CoSb3 skutterudite materials,' J. Appl. Phys. 97, 113715 (2005).

F. Chen, J. Shulman, Y. Xue, C.W. Chu, and G.S. Nolas, 'Thermal conductivity measurement under hydrostatic pressure using the 3ω method,' Rev. Sci. Intsr. 75, 4578 (2004).

G.S. Nolas, C.A. Kendziora, H. Takizawa, 'Polarized Raman-scattering study of Ge and Sn-filled CoSb3', J. of Appl. Phys. 94, 7440 (2003).

C.W. Myles, J. Dong, O.F. Sankey, C.A. Kendziora and G.S. Nolas, 'Vibrational properties of tin clathrate materials', Phys. Rev. B 65, 235208 (2002).

G.S. Nolas, J.-M. Ward, J. Gryko, L. Qiu, and M.A. White, 'Raman scattering study of Ge and Sn compounds with type-I clathrate hydrate crystal structure', Phys. Rev. B 64, 153201 (2001).

G. S. Nolas and C. A. Kendziora, 'Transport properties of Na8Si46', Phys. Rev. B 62, 7157 (2000). First report of the Raman-active modes of inorganic clathrates.

G. S. Nolas, M. Kaeser, R. T. Littleton IV, and T. M. Tritt, ‘High figure of merit in partially filled ytterbium skutterudite materials’, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 1855 (2000). First report on the origin of the high ZT for Yb-partially-filled skutterudites.

G. S. Nolas and H. J. Goldsmid, 'A comparison of projected thermoelectric and thermionic refrigerators', J. Appl. Phys. 85, 4066 (1999).

G.S. Nolas and C.A. Kendziora, ‘A Raman spectroscopy investigation of lanthanide-filled and unfilled skutterudites’, Phys. Rev. B. 59, 6189 (1999).

G. S. Nolas, J. L. Cohn, G. A. Slack, and S. B. Schujman, 'Semiconducting Ge clathrates: Promising candidates for thermoelectric applications', Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, 178 (1998). First report on the low, glass-like thermal conductivity in semiconducting inorganic clathrates.

G. S. Nolas, G. A. Slack, D. T. Morelli, T. M. Tritt, and A. C. Ehrlrch, 'The effect of rare-earth filling on the lattice thermal conductivity of skutterudites', J. Appl. Phys. 79, 4002 (1996).

G.S. Nolas, G. A. Slack, T. M. Tritt, and D. T. Morelli, 'New materials for thermoelectric cooling based on IrSb3', Proceedings of the International Conference on Thermoelectrics 236 (1995). First publication on the report and origin of the low thermal conductivity in filled skutterudites.

G. S. Nolas, V. G. Tsoukala, S. K. Gayen, and G. A. Slack, 'Electronic-Raman-scattering study of the low-lying energy levels of trivalent cerium-doped yttria', Phys. Rev. B 50, 150 (1994).