The recent advancements in thermoelectric materials are largely credited to two factors,
namely established physical theories and advanced materials engineering methods. The …

Heusler compounds, in both cubic and hexagonal polymorphs, exhibit a remarkable range
of electronic, magnetic, elastic, and topological properties, rivaling that of the transition metal …

Heusler compounds are a ripe platform for discovery and manipulation of emergent
properties in topological and magnetic heterostructures. In these applications, the surfaces …

Electrical transport studies of half-Heusler (HH)-based composites (TmNiSb) 1− x (TmNiSn)
x were carried out in a wide temperature range aimed at searching for possible …

Experimental evidences have revealed the existence of intrinsic defects in Half-Heusler
AuMnSn (HH-AMS). In this work, using density-functional theory, we explore the energetics …

Using the first-principles density functional theory calculations, we examined the effect of
tetragonal strain (t-strain) and uniaxial strain (u-strain) on the electronic and magnetic …

The combination of ferromagnetism and semiconducting behavior offers an avenue for
realizing novel spintronics and spin-enhanced thermoelectrics. Here we demonstrate the …

Using the first-principles density functional theory calculations, we examined the effect of
uniaxial strain on the electronic and magnetic properties of full-Heusler alloy N2SrRb. Our …

This work presents the growth, structural characterization, and measurement of magnetic
properties of Co 2 TiGe thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy on insulating MgO (001) …

ABSTRACT The half-Heusler alloy TiNiSn is a promising material for thermoelectric
applications that is inexpensive and non-toxic. We demonstrate the epitaxial growth of …