Structural stability, half-metallicity and magnetism of the CoFeMnSi/GaAs(0 0 1) interface

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 346, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Feng, Yu ^a   Chen, Xiaorui ^a   Zhou, Ting ^a   Yuan, Hongkuan ^a   Chen, Hong ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heusler alloy; Interface; Magnetism; Spin polarization; Structural stability

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ATOMS; CALCULATIONS; COBALT ALLOYS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRON ALLOYS; LEAD ALLOYS; LITHIUM ALLOYS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETISM; SEMICONDUCTING ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON ALLOYS; SPIN POLARIZATION; STABILITY; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

CALCULATED PHASE DIAGRAMS; FERROMAGNETIC ELECTRODES; HEUSLER ALLOYS; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; SPIN MAGNETIC MOMENTS; SPINTRONICS APPLICATION; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES;

MANGANESE ALLOYS;

EID: 84930032288     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.01.143     Document Type: Article

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