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Electronic, mechanical, and thermoelectric properties of Mg3Bi2-based materials by rare earth elements doping

Shaorong Li, Tongtong Tian, Ruping Zhang, You Xie, Huaze Zhu, Lin Zhang, Chuhan Cao, Huan Wu, Wenzhi Shen, Shengqiang Ma

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 6
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