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Experimental and theoretical investigation of the Y-Ni-Sb and Tm-Ni-Sb systems

Journal

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 855, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157334

Keywords

Intermetallics; X-ray diffraction; Crystal structure; Scanning electron microscopy; Electrical transport properties; DFT modeling

Funding

  1. BMBF UKRATOP project [01DK18002]
  2. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine [0118U003609]

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The interaction of Yttrium and Thulium with Nickel and Antimony was studied at 870 K in the whole concentration range, resulting in the formation of several ternary compounds. The electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient of the YNiSb and TmNiSb half-Heusler compounds were measured and calculated, showing their behavior as doped and compensated semiconductors.
Interaction of Yttrium and Thulium with Nickel and Antimony was studied at 870 K in the whole concentration range based on XRD and EPM analyses. Four ternary compounds are realized in the Y-Ni-Sb system: Y5Ni2Sb (Mo5SiB2-type), Y5NixSb3-x, (Yb5Sb3-type), YNiSb (MgAgAs-type), and Y3Ni6Sb5 (Y3Ni6Sb5 -type). At 870 K the Tm-Ni-Sb system is characterized by the formation of two ternary antimonides: Tm5Ni2Sb (Mo5SiB2-type) and TmNiSb (MgAgAs-type). Temperature dependencies of the electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient of the YNiSb and TmNiSb half-Heusler compounds were measured in the temperature range 80-380 K. Both compounds behave as doped and compensated semiconductors. The DFT calculations were performed for the ordered and disordered models of YNiSb to explain the homogeneity region and transport properties. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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