Allemand, Guillaume ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique des matériaux et nanostructures ; European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility
Giantomassi, Matteo ; Université Catholique de Louvain ; European Theoretical Spectroscopic Facility (ETSF)
Verstraete, Matthieu ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique des matériaux et nanostructures ; European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility ; Utrecht University
Language :
English
Title :
First-principles calculations of transport coefficients in the Weyl semimetal TaAs
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