Plastically deformable inorganic semiconductors

Heyang Chen; Tian-Ran Wei; Xun Shi

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Heyang Chen, Tian-Ran Wei, Xun Shi. Plastically deformable inorganic semiconductors[J]. Materials Lab, 2023, 2(3): 230008. doi: 10.54227/mlab.20230008

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Heyang Chen, Tian-Ran Wei, Xun Shi. Plastically deformable inorganic semiconductors[J]. Materials Lab, 2023, 2(3): 230008. doi: 10.54227/mlab.20230008

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Plastically deformable inorganic semiconductors

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State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
Corresponding authors: tianran_wei@sjtu.edu.cn; xshi@mail.sic.ac.cn

Abstract

Abstract

The discovery of room-temperature plasticity in inorganic semiconductors is ground-breaking. This has recultivated our knowledge on the mechanical properties of inorganic materials, offering new possibilities for material manufacturing and the application in flexible and deformable electronics. Over the past five years, new materials have been created, the understanding of plasticity deepened, and various applications demonstrated. This perspective outlines the discovery and research progress of two kinds of plastically deformable materials: Ag₂S-based alloys and two-dimensional van der Waals (2D vdW) crystals, covering the deformation mechanism, screening of new ductile materials, and the synergetic optimization of electro-thermo-mechanical properties. Future study on these new-concept materials is also outlooked by proposing several key issues to be settled.
- Inorganic semiconductors /
- plastic deformability /
- thermoelectrics
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Received Date: 21 February 2023

Revised Date: 14 March 2023

Accepted Date: 31 March 2023

Available Online: 11 April 2023

Publish Date: 12 October 2023

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Author Biographies

Author Biographies

Heyang Chen is a PhD student at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). He obtained his BS from SJTU in 2019. His research focuses on the mechanical properties and thermoelectric performance of plastically deformable inorganic semiconductors.

Tian-Ran Wei is an associate professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). He obtained his PhD from Tsinghua University in 2017. He was a visiting scholar at Northwestern University in 2015. He worked at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2017 to 2018 before joining SJTU. His current research focuses on advanced thermoelectric materials and plastically deformable inorganic semiconductors.

Xun Shi is a professor at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS) and 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 postdoctor from 2007 to 2009. He then joined the R&D center in General Motors. Since 2010 he has been a professor at SICCAS. His current research focuses on advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, and flexible semiconductors.

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