Magnetic properties and electrical resistivity of half-metallic ferromagnetic compounds as the half heusler PtMnSb

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 682-686

  Kouacou, M A ^a   Koua, A A ^b   Yeo, Z ^a   Akichi, A ^a   Tanoh, A ^a   Koffi, M ^a  

^a Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Half heusler; Half metallic ferromagnets; Spin electronic; Spin fluctuations

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; METALS; SPIN FLUCTUATIONS;

FERROMAGNETIC COMPOUNDS; HALF METALLIC FERROMAGNETS; HALF-HEUSLER; HALF-METALLIC; ITINERANT MAGNETISM; METALLIC STATE; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SPIN ELECTRONIC;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 41949104924     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.682.686     Document Type: Article

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