<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>AgSn<sub>m</sub>SbTe<sub>m+2</sub> (m = 2, 4, 10, 18) thermoelectric materials are prepared by mechanical alloying of the elements in a planetary ball mill followed by spark plasma sintering (50 MPa, 749 K, 5 min).</p> </abstract>