Half-metallic ferromagnetism of chalcopyrite ZnCrAs2: A first-principles prediction

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Yu, L H ^a   Yao, K L ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE STRUCTURES; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL METHODS; FERROMAGNETIC CHARACTER; FERROMAGNETS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; HALF-METALLIC FERROMAGNETISM; HEISENBERG MODELS; MAGNETIC EXCHANGE; MEAN FIELD APPROXIMATION; NEAREST-NEIGHBORS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPIN-DOWN BAND; SPIN-UP ELECTRONS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS;

FERROMAGNETISM;

EID: 78751515927     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3530728     Document Type: Article

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