Unraveling the effect of uniaxial strain on thermoelectric properties of Mg<sub>2</sub>Si: A density functional theory study

Unraveling the effect of uniaxial strain on thermoelectric properties of Mg₂Si: A density functional theory study

Kaur Kulwinder^†, Kumar Ranjan^‡

(color online) (a) Seebeck coefficient (S), (b) the electrical conductivity (σ/τ), (c) the electronic thermal conductivity (k_e/τ), and (d) power factor (S²σ/τ) versus temperature under strains.