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Title: Enhancement of thermoelectric properties in the Nb–Co–Sn half-Heusler/Heusler system through spontaneous inclusion of a coherent second phase

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [1];  [5]
  1. Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA, Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  2. Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  3. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
  4. Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  5. Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA, Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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OSTI Identifier:
1299436
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AC02- 06CH11357
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Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Volume: 120 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Buffon, Malinda L. C., Laurita, Geneva, Verma, Nisha, Lamontagne, Leo, Ghadbeigi, Leila, Lloyd, Demetrious L., Sparks, Taylor D., Pollock, Tresa M., and Seshadri, Ram. Enhancement of thermoelectric properties in the Nb–Co–Sn half-Heusler/Heusler system through spontaneous inclusion of a coherent second phase. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4961215.
Buffon, Malinda L. C., Laurita, Geneva, Verma, Nisha, Lamontagne, Leo, Ghadbeigi, Leila, Lloyd, Demetrious L., Sparks, Taylor D., Pollock, Tresa M., & Seshadri, Ram. Enhancement of thermoelectric properties in the Nb–Co–Sn half-Heusler/Heusler system through spontaneous inclusion of a coherent second phase. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961215
Buffon, Malinda L. C., Laurita, Geneva, Verma, Nisha, Lamontagne, Leo, Ghadbeigi, Leila, Lloyd, Demetrious L., Sparks, Taylor D., Pollock, Tresa M., and Seshadri, Ram. Fri . "Enhancement of thermoelectric properties in the Nb–Co–Sn half-Heusler/Heusler system through spontaneous inclusion of a coherent second phase". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961215.
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title = {Enhancement of thermoelectric properties in the Nb–Co–Sn half-Heusler/Heusler system through spontaneous inclusion of a coherent second phase},
author = {Buffon, Malinda L. C. and Laurita, Geneva and Verma, Nisha and Lamontagne, Leo and Ghadbeigi, Leila and Lloyd, Demetrious L. and Sparks, Taylor D. and Pollock, Tresa M. and Seshadri, Ram},
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year = {Fri Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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