Investigation of optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of Cu 2 MSnX 4 (M = Mg, Cd, Hg; X = S, Se) compounds
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices · Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
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Government Polytechnic College
Government College of Engineering
N.M.S.S.Vellaichamy Nadar college
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
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