ChemInform Abstract: Thermoelectric Properties, Crystal and Electronic Structure of Semiconducting RECuSe2 (RE: Pr, Sm, Gd, Dy and Er).

Abstract The title compounds are prepared from the elements (silica tubes, 600—800 °C, 300 h) and characterized by powder and single crystal XRD, electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient measurements, and TB‐LMTO‐ASA electronic band structure calculations.