Observation of a topologically non-trivial surface state in half-Heusler PtLuSb (001) thin films [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2016 Half-Heusler compounds are predicted to bear topological properties, which is yet to be experimentally evidenced. Here, Logan et al.report experimental evidence of a topological surface state in epitaxially grown thin films of the half-Heusler compound ...
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Atomistic study of an ideal metal/thermoelectric contact: The full-Heusler/half-Heusler interface
APL Materials, 2019 Half-Heusler alloys such as the (Zr,Hf)NiSn intermetallic compounds are important thermoelectric materials for converting waste heat into electricity.
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Achieving Low Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Half‐Heusler Compound LiCdSb via Zintl Chemistry [PDF]
Small Science, 2022 Half‐Heusler compounds usually possess ultrahigh power factors, while the large thermal conductivity hinders the further optimization of their thermoelectric properties. Herein, from the perspective of material design, a new half‐Heusler lattice with low
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Machine learning based prediction of lattice thermal conductivity for half-Heusler compounds using atomic information [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Half-Heusler compound has drawn attention in a variety of fields as a candidate material for thermoelectric energy conversion and spintronics technology.
Hidetoshi Miyazaki +6 more
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Half-Heusler-like compounds with wide continuous compositions and tunable p- to n-type semiconducting thermoelectrics [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Half-and full-Heusler compounds are considered as independent phases with a natural composition gap. Here the authors report the discovery of half-Heusler-like TiRu1+x Sb with wide continuous compositions falling in the gap region and tunable p-to n-type
Zirui Dong +10 more
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Colossal negative magnetoresistance in field-induced Weyl semimetal of magnetic half-Heusler compound [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 The discovery of topological insulators and semimetals triggered enormous interest in exploring emergent electromagnetic responses in solids. Particular attention has been focused on ternary half-Heusler compounds, whose electronic structure bears ...
Kentaro Ueda +11 more
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High-performance ZrNiSn-based half-Heusler thermoelectrics with hierarchical architectures enabled by reactive sintering [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsHalf-Heusler compounds are promising thermoelectric materials for high-temperature applications, yet their performance is limited by high lattice thermal conductivity.
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First-principles prediction of semiconducting half-Heusler KXP compounds (X: Ca, Sr, Ba) for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFull-Heusler and half-Heusler compounds are extensively studied for thermoelectric applications; however, their potential in optoelectronic and photocatalytic devices remains insufficiently explored.
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Recent Advances in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Half-Heusler Compounds
Nanomaterials, 2012 Half-Heusler (HH) alloys have attracted considerable interest as promising thermoelectric (TE) materials in the temperature range around 700 K and above, which is close to the temperature range of most industrial waste heat sources.
Terry M. Tritt +5 more
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A Systematic Approach for Semiconductor Half-Heusler
Frontiers in Materials, 2021 The key to designing a half-Heusler begins from the understanding of atomic interactions within the compound. However, this pool of knowledge in half-Heusler compounds is briefly segregated in many papers for specific explanations.
Wei Yang Samuel Lim +7 more
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