“…Indeed, the carrier concentration was increased by alkaline earth elements M 2+ (M = Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) doping [1,2,4,30]. Besides these alkaline-earth elements, Ag, Na, La, Zn, Cd, and S doping in BiCuSeO [31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38] were reported and exhibited potential performance in medium temperature range. In addition, the compositing with high electrical conductive phases (La 0.8 Sr 0.2 CoO 3 [39], Cu 2 Se [40]) could successfully improve the thermoelectric properties of pristine BiCuSeO through enhancing the electrical conductivity.…”