<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Electronic and transport properties of substituted Mn<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>7</sub> are evaluated by DFT calculations with Co, Mo, Ru, Rh, Cd, Ir, and Sb, Te, Pb, Bi as substituents for Mn and Si, resp.</p> </abstract>