# Electron–phonon coupling and related transport properties of metals and intermetallic alloys from first principles

@article{Giri2020ElectronphononCA,
title={Electron–phonon coupling and related transport properties of metals and intermetallic alloys from first principles},
author={Ashutosh Giri and Marina V Tokina and Oleg V. Prezhdo and Patrick E. Hopkins},
journal={Materials Today Physics},
year={2020},
volume={12},
pages={100175}
}
• Published 1 March 2020
• Materials Science, Physics
• Materials Today Physics
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