Electronic structure and magnetic property of MnSn: Prediction of half-metallic ferromagnetism in zinc-blende structure

Solid State Communications

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 18-22

  Yu, L H ^a   Yao, K L ^a,b   Liu, Z L ^a   Zhang, Y S ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

A. Magnetically ordered materials; D. Electronic band structure

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERMI LEVEL; FERROMAGNETISM; GROUND STATE; MAGNETIC MOMENTS;

BONDING-ANTIBONDING SPLITTING; EXCHANGE SPLITTING; MAGNETICALLY ORDERED MATERIALS;

MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34548437398     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2007.07.037     Document Type: Article

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