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The structural, mechanical, electronic structure, magnetic, and thermoelectric properties of ZrRhYZ (Y = Hf, La; Z = Al, Ga, In) quaternary Heusler alloys at normal pressure are studied using first-principles calculations employing density functional theory. The predicted mechanical properties of these alloys show that they are mechanically stable. At normal pressure, the electronic structure of ZrRhYZ (Y = Hf, La; Z = Al, Ga, In) quaternary Heusler alloys suggests that they are half-metallic ferromagnets. In the LiMgPdSn type crystal structure, the alloys ZrRhYZ (Y = Hf, La; Z = Al, Ga, In) have total magnetic moments of 2 μB and 1 μB, respectively, and follow the Slater–Pauling 18-electron-rule. The Seebeck coefficients, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and power factor are calculated using the Boltzmann transport theory at room temperature to understand their thermoelectric properties better.
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Meenakshi, R., Srinivasan, R.A.S., Amudhavalli, A. et al. First principles study of structural, elastic, electronic, magnetic and thermoelectric properties of ZrRhYZ (Y = Hf, La; Z = Al, Ga, In) quaternary Heusler alloys. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 137, 1159 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03388-x
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