Correlation of local disorder and electronic properties in the Heusler alloy Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1539-1543

  Kallmayer, M ^a   Conca, A ^a   Jourdan, M ^a   Schneider, H ^a   Jakob, G ^a   Balke, B ^a   Gloskovskii, A ^a   Elmers, H J ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING;

BULK MATERIALS; HALF METALLIC BANDGAPS; HEUSLER ALLOYS; LOCAL DISORDER;

COBALT ALLOYS;

EID: 33947639000     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/6/S04     Document Type: Article

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