SEMI-HEUSLER/HEUSLER ALLOYS HAVING CUSTOMIZED PHASE SEPARATION

摘要

An inorganic, intermetallic compound is characterized in that the compound contains at least two elements per formula unit and consists of at least two phases, at least one phase being semiconductive or semimetallic, and these at least two phases being immiscible with one another and thermodynamically stable. The invention allows the thermal conductivity of semi-Heusler alloys to be reduced while at the same time electrical conductivity and thermal stress to be maintained.