Induced half-metallicity in Cr-based ferromagnetic chalcospinels with anion substitutions: CuCr2S (Se)4-xEx (E=F, Cl, Br), Cu (Cd) Cr2 S (Se)4-x, and CdCr2S (Se) 4-x Dx (D=N, P, As)

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Y H A ^a   Gupta, A ^a   Chshiev, M ^a,b   Butler, W H ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NEGATIVE IONS;

ANION VACANCIES; CHALCOGENIDE SPINELS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS; HALF-METALLIC; HALF-METALLICITY;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 60349116723     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3080210     Document Type: Article

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