First-principles calculations of structural, elastic and electronic properties of Ni2MnZ (Z = Al, Ga and In) Heusler alloys

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 246, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1580-1586

  Rached, H ^a   Rached, D ^a   Khenata, R ^a,b   Reshak, Ali H ^c   Rabah, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MASCARA   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 67849114695     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: 15213951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200844400     Document Type: Article

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