Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

2006-2011: Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 

2002-2006: B.S. in Physics, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China

   

2019.05 - Present     Associate Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2013.03 - 2019.04         Postdoc Fellow, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW Dresden), Germany

2011.09 - 2013.01         Postdoc Fellow, Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, USA

   

Ten Selected Papers:

[1] G. Li,*J. Garcia Fernandez, D. Lara Ramos, V. Barati, N. Perez, I. Soldatov, H. Reith, G. Schierning, and K. Nielsch, “Integrated micro-thermoelectric coolers with rapid response time and  high device reliability”, Nat. Electronics 1, 555, (2018, Cover page).

[2] Aditya S. Dutt, Kangfa Deng, G. Li,* Nithin B Pulumati, David Alberto Lara Ramos, Vida Barati, Javier Garcia, Nicolas Perez, Kornelius Nielsch, Gabi Schierning, and Heiko Reith*, Geometric Study of Polymer Embedded Micro Thermoelectric Cooler with Optimized Contact Resistance, Adv. Electron. Mater. 2022, 2101042.

[3] Y. Jing, J. Luo, X. Han, J. Yang, Q. Liu, Y. Zheng, X. Chen, F. Huang, J. Chen, Q. Zhuang, Y. Shen, H. Chen, H. Zhao,* G. Jeffrey Snyder, G. Li,* T. Zhang* and K. Zhang*, Scalable manufacturing of a durable, tailorable, and recyclable multifunctional woven thermoelectric textile system, Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16, 4334.

[4] Y. Zheng, X. Han, J. Yang, Y. Jing, X. Chen, Q. Li, T. Zhang, G. Li,* H. Zhu, H. Zhao, G. Jeffrey Snyder, K. Zhang, Durable, stretchable and washable inorganic-based woven thermoelectric textiles for power generation and solid-state cooling, Energy Environ. Sci., 2022 15, 2374.

[5] Q. Liu, F. Wei, G. Li,* Z. Kan, J. Yang, H. Zhu, B. Wang,* H. Zhao,* Highly efficient thermoelectric air conditioner with kilo-Watt capacity realized by ground source heat exchanging system, iScience, 5, 104296, 2022.

[6] N. Chen, H. Zhu,* G. Li, Z. Fan, X. Zhang, J. Yang, T. Lu, Q. Liu, X. Wu, Y. Yao, Y. Shi, H. Zhao,* Improved figure of merit (z) at low temperatures for superior thermoelectric cooling in Mg3(Bi,Sb)2, Nature Communications (2023) 14:4932.

[7] J. Yang, G. Li, H. Zhu,* N. Chen, T. Lu, J. Gao, L. Guo, J. Xiang, P. Sun, Y. Yao, R. Yang, H Zhao,* Next-Generation Thermoelectric Cooling Modules Based on High-Performance Mg3(Bi,Sb)2 Material，Joule, 2021, 6, 1-12.

[8] G. Li,* M. Yarali, A. Cocemasov, S. Baunack, D. Nika, V. M. Fomin, S. Singh, F. Zhu,* A. Mavrokefalos* and O. G. Schmidt, “In-Plane Thermal Conductivity of Radial and Planar Si/SiOx Hybrid Nanomembrane Superlattices”, ACS Nano 11, 8215−8222 (2017).

[9] G. Li, D. Liang, Richard L. Qiu and Xuan P. A. Gao, “Measurement of thermal conductivity of individual Bi2Se3 nano-ribbon by self-heating three-omega method”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 043104 (2013).

[10] G. Li, C. Jiang, Q. S. Zhu, and H. Sakaki, “Anisotropic transport of two-dimensional electron gas affected by the neighboring elongated GaSb/GaAs quantum dots”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 032103 (2011).

Thermoelectric materials and transport measurement;

Solid state cooling devices and applications;

On-chip integration of micro-thermoelectric devices.