As a new class of advanced functional materials, rare earth telluride exhibits abundant properties such as magnetic, electrical, thermoelectric, magnetic semiconductor, and charge density wave. However, the research and application of such materials are subject to two major challenges: one is the lack of convenient and universal preparation methods, and it is difficult to prepare rare earth telluride in high purity and large quantities; the other one is the lack of in-depth understanding of the electronic structure of materials.

Traditional perovskite materials hold promise for applications in solar cells, optoelectronic devices, catalysts, ferroelectrics, and quantum materials.

Thermoelectric material is a kind of functional material capable of directly converting thermal into electrical energy and vice versa. The thermoelectric devices produced from materials have the potential to collect and utilize low-grade waste heat that is discretely distributed, offering broad applications.

On March 15, Prof. Martin Oestreich from Technische Universität Berlin was invited to the 142nd Science Lecture in the College of Science. He gave a lecture themed “ The Cation Shuffle”.

On March 13, the Department of Earth and Space Sciences (ESS) at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and the Seismological Bureau of Liaoning Province held a signing ceremony for a strategic cooperation agreement between both parties.