Evolution of Nanometer-Scale Microstructure within Grains and in the Intergranular Region in Thermoelectric Mg<sub>3</sub>(Sb, Bi)<sub>2</sub> Alloys
H. Sepehri‐Amin, Kazuki Imasato, Max Wood, Jimmy Jiahong Kuo, G. Jeffrey Snyder
Abstract
. These findings imply that the optimization of thermal and electrical properties can be realized through microstructure tuning.
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Materials scienceMicrostructureNanometreIntergranular corrosionThermoelectric effectMetallurgyScale (ratio)Thermoelectric materialsNanoscopic scaleMineralogyNanotechnologyComposite materialThermal conductivityThermodynamicsPhysicsChemistryQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and AlloysHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties