Growth and characterization of epitaxial NiMnSb/PtMnSb C1b Heusler alloy superlattices

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1560-1569

  Mancoff, F B ^a   Bobo, J F ^a   Richter, O E ^a   Bessho, K ^a   Johnson, P R ^a   Sinclair, R ^a   Nix, W D ^a   White, R L ^a   Clemens, B M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY ALLOYS; CHARACTERIZATION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MAGNETIZATION; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; STACKING FAULTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ENERGY MINIMIZATION CALCULATIONS; HEUSLER ALLOY SUPERLATTICES; LATTICE MISMATCH STRAIN; NICKEL MANGANESE ANTIMONY ALLOYS; PLATINUM MANGANESE ANTIMONY ALLOYS;

METALLIC SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 0032689184     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.1999.0209     Document Type: Article

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