Large half-metallic gaps in the quaternary Heusler alloys CoFeCrZ (Z = Al, Si, Ga, Ge): A first-principles study

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 551, Issue , 2013, Pages 539-543

  Gao, G Y ^a   Hu, Lei ^a   Yao, K L ^a   Luo, Bo ^a   Liu, Na ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

First principles calculations; Half metallicity; Heusler alloys

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SITE DEFECT; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION FUNCTIONALS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATIONS; HALF METALLIC FERROMAGNETS; HALF METALS; HALF-METALLIC; HALF-METALLIC FERROMAGNETISM; HALF-METALLICITY; HEUSLER; HEUSLER ALLOYS; HIGH CURIE TEMPERATURE; LATTICE COMPRESSION; LATTICE STRUCTURES; QUATERNARY HEUSLER ALLOYS;

ASTROPHYSICS; CALCULATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GALLIUM; GERMANIUM; POINT DEFECTS; SILICON; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84870994074     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.11.077     Document Type: Article

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