journal article·2026-06

Harnessing chemical short-range ordering in a cation-disordered, mechanically resilient AgMnSnBiTe4 multi-component thermoelectric alloy

Sri Sai Samhitha Gadhavajhala, Veera Prabu Kannan, Jorlit John, Sylvain Le Tonquesse, Bhuvanesh Srinivasan

Acta Materialia· Volume 312
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