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The structural, electronic, magnetic, thermal, and thermodynamic properties of two new Heusler alloys, Rh2TbY (Y = Ga and In), have been investigated using Ab initio calculations. The analysis employed Generalized Gradient Approximation(GGA), GGA + U (Hubbard parameter), Local Density Approximation (LDA) and modified Becke-Johnson (mBJ) potentials, focusing on the ferromagnetic phase of these materials. The equilibrium lattice parameters in this structure were determined. The electronic properties indicated that the Rh2TbY exhibits metallic with ferromagnetic behavior. Thermodynamic parameters were evaluated under effect of temperature and pressure using the quasi-harmonic Debye model. Additionally, the thermal properties suggest that both compounds have potential for thermoelectric applications at elevated temperature.
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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry publishes high quality, original reports of significance in computational and theoretical chemistry including those that deal with problems of structure, properties, energetics, weak interactions, reaction mechanisms, catalysis, and reaction rates involving atoms, molecules, clusters, surfaces, and bulk matter.