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Polycrystalline Ni-Co-Mn-Sn based ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMAs) show promise as actuator materials, but their practical application involving magnetic field induced strain (MFIS) is often limited by three factors: the…
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The locally self-consistent multiple scattering (LSMS) method can perform efficient first-principles calculations of systems with large number of atoms. In this work, we combine the Kubo-Greenwood equation with LSMS, enabling us to…
Developing high-performance cathode materials for magnesium-ion batteries (MIBs) remains challenging because Mg$^{2+}$ ions move slowly, and conventional materials exhibit low voltage outputs. In this study, machine learning and…
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We present our findings of a large-scale screening for new synthesizable materials in five M-Sn binaries, M = Na, Ca, Cu, Pd, and Ag. The focus on these systems was motivated by the known richness of M-Sn properties with potential…
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