First-principles prediction of half-metallic ferromagnetism in five transition-metal chalcogenides: The case of rocksalt structure

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Gao, G Y ^a   Yao, Kai Lun ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CCAST WORLD LABORATORY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HALF METALLIC FERROMAGNETS; HALF METALS; HALF-METALLIC; HALF-METALLIC FERROMAGNETISM; HALF-METALLICITY; PNICTIDES; ROCK SALT; ROCK-SALT PHASE; ROCK-SALT STRUCTURE; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; SPINTRONIC APPLICATIONS; TOTAL ENERGY DIFFERENCES; WURTZITES; ZINC-BLENDE;

ASTROPHYSICS; CHALCOGENIDES; IONIC LIQUIDS; MANGANESE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSITION METALS; ZINC SULFIDE;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 84863500290     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4724339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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