Highly spin-polarized Co2MnGa0.5Sn0.5 Heusler compound

Acta Materialia

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2702-2709

  Varaprasad, B S D Ch S ^a,b   Rajanikanth, A ^b   Takahashi, Y K ^b   Hono, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ferromagnet; Half metal; Heusler alloy; Spin polarization

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF STATE; FERROMAGNET; HALF-METAL; HEUSLER ALLOY; HEUSLER COMPOUNDS; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; MELTING TEMPERATURES; POINT CONTACT ANDREEV REFLECTIONS; SPIN-POLARIZED; SPIN-UP;

COBALT COMPOUNDS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GALLIUM; INTERMETALLICS; MAGNETS; MELTING POINT; PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; SMELTING; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPIN POLARIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TIN;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 64649101820     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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