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By doping TiNiSn, a low-cost, abundant thermoelectric compound, with copper as an n-type donor, some optimization can be performed for such materials. Ti(Ni1-xCux)Sn was synthesized by arc melting followed by heat treatment and hot pressing. The resulting material was analyzed for its phases using XRD and SEM and its transport properties. Cu undoped and 0.05\/0.1% doped samples showed no additional phases in addition to the matrix half-Heusler phase, while the 1% copper doping initiated some Ti6Sn5 and Ti5Sn3 precipitation. 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