Phase stability and electronic structures of YbAl3-xMx (M = Mg, Cu, Zn, In and Sn) studied by first-principles calculations

Intermetallics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 995-999

  Zhou, Jian ^a   Sun, Zhimei ^a   Cheng, Xuan ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Rare earth intermetallics; E. Ab initio calculations; G. Thermoelectric power generation

Indexed keywords

A. RARE-EARTH INTERMETALLICS; COHESIVE ENERGIES; E. AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; G. THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; POWER GENERATORS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL;

ALLOYING; ALLOYING ELEMENTS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; INTERMETALLICS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; TIN; WASTE HEAT; ZINC;

PHASE STABILITY;

EID: 69449087472     PISSN: 09669795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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