Half-Heusler phase TmNiSb under pressure: intrinsic phase separation, thermoelectric performance and structural transition

Abstract Half-Heusler (HH) phase TmNiSb was obtained by arc-melting combined with high-pressure high-temperature sintering in conditions: p = 5.5 GPa, $$T_{HPHT}$$ T HPHT = 20, 250, 500, 750, and 1000  $$^{\circ }$$ ∘ C. Within pressing temperatures 20–750  $$^{\circ }$$ ∘ C the samples maintained H...

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Main Authors: Kamil Ciesielski, Karol Synoradzki, Damian Szymański, Kazuki Tobita, Katarzyna Berent, Patryk Obstarczyk, Kaoru Kimura, Dariusz Kaczorowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28110-4