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The dynamical stability of these compounds was assessed using the Phonopy package. Our findings reveal that these alloys exhibit semiconductor behavior with tunable band gaps, and their optical properties show significant variation across different compositions, particularly in the visible light range. The compounds also demonstrate robust dynamical stability, indicating their potential for practical applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices. These results underscore the versatility of \n \n \n \n \n \n Zr<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n \n x<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:msub>\n \n \n Ti<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n \n 1<\/mml:mn>\n \u2212<\/mml:mo>\n x<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:msub>\n \n IrSb<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> alloys and highlight their promise for next-generation technology.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1088\/1361-648x\/ad899b","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,21]],"date-time":"2024-10-21T23:04:19Z","timestamp":1729551859000},"page":"045702","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Theoretical insights into off-stoichiometric Zr\n \n \n (<\/mml:mo>\n x<\/mml:mi>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/sub>Ti\n \n \n (<\/mml:mo>\n 1<\/mml:mn>\n \u2212<\/mml:mo>\n x<\/mml:mi>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/sub>IrSb half-Heusler alloys: a first principle calculations"],"prefix":"10.1088","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Hadbi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Kamel","family":"Demmouche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-4527-0401","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Djallal","family":"Eddine Mellah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0280-366X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jose","family":"Coutinho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"266","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"cmad899bbib1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"14625","DOI":"10.1039\/C6TA04123J","article-title":"Enhanced ideal strength of thermoelectric half-Heusler TiNiSn by sub-structure engineering","volume":"4","author":"Li","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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