18-Electron half-Heusler compound Ti<sub>0.75</sub>NiSb with intrinsic Ti vacancies as a promising thermoelectric material
Feng Luo, Jian Wang, Can Zhu, Xiong He, Shun Zhang, Jiafu Wang, Hongxia Liu, Zhigang Sun
Abstract
Ti vacancies in 18-electron half-Heusler compound Ti 0.75 NiSb cause lower lattice thermal conductivity.
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