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Nature Communications

Valley anisotropy is a favorable electronic structure feature that could be utilized for good thermoelectric performance. Here, taking advantage of the single anisotropic Fermi pocket in p-type Mg

Demonstration of valley anisotropy utilized to enhance the thermoelectric power factor