Half-metallic ferromagnetism in the hypothetical zinc-blende VBi

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 267-277

  Zhang, M ^a   Hu, H ^a   Liu, G ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Cui, Y ^a   Wu, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Electronic band structure; Half metallic ferromagnet; Zinc blende

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HALF-METALLICITY; ZINC-BLENDE;

ZINC;

LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATION; MAGNETISM; PHYSICS;

EID: 2542635187     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:jolt.0000024553.84853.38     Document Type: Article

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