journal article·2025-10

Atomic-scale insights into the failure origins of polycrystalline thermoelectric materials: CoSb3, Mg2Si, and SnSe

Zhenshuai Lei, Xinxuan Wang, Zhongtao Lu, Xiege Huang, Wenjuan Li, Xiaobin Feng, Gang Chen, Pengcheng Zhai, Bo Duan, Guodong Li, Qingjie Zhang

Acta Materialia· Volume 298
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