journal article·2026-05

Synergistic optimization of electrical and thermal transport in Mg3+δ(Sb, Bi)2 through Ga-modified grain boundaries

Zhengniu Pan, Sijing Zhu, Yi Wang, Zhen Fan, Jisheng Liang, Shiyuan Zhao, Jun-Liang Chen, Zhongwei Zhang, Zhixiang Zhang, Qi Zhou, Jie Gao, Huaizhou Zhao, Lei Miao

Acta Materialia· Volume 310
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