High-throughput Z T predictions of nanoporous bulk materials as next-generation thermoelectric materials: A material genome approach

Qing Hao,1,* Dongchao Xu,1 Na Lu,2 and Hongbo Zhao1,3,† 1Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA 2Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA 3Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China (Received 19 February 2015; revised manuscript received 8 April 2016; published 31 May 2016)