journal article·2026-01

Dense dislocations and coarse grains enable high thermoelectric performance of Mg3(Sb, Bi)2-based alloys

Lijun Zhai, Hongxia Liu, Jian Shi, Lin Cheng, Lu Gao, Zhongyuan Yang, Xinyue Zhang, Lingfang Liu, Lizhong Su, Yan Zhang, Wenhao Fan, Wenjie Xie, Zhigang Sun

Acta Materialia· Volume 303
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