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2017-02-27
Large magnetocrystalline anisotropy in tetragonally distorted Heuslers: a systematic study
With a view to the design of hard magnets without rare earths we explore the possibility of large magnetocrystalline anisotropy energies in Heusler compounds that are unstable with respect to a tetragonal distortion. We consider the Heusler compounds Fe$_2$YZ with Y = (Ni, Co, Pt), and Co$_2$YZ with Y = (Ni, Fe, Pt) wh...
1702.08150v1
2020-11-16
A high throughput search of efficient thermoelectric half-Heusler compounds
Half-Heusler compounds have emerged as promising thermoelectric materials that offer huge compositional space to tune their thermoelectric performance. A class of stable half Heusler compounds formed from elements of three specific groups in the periodic table viz. X$_{p}$X$'_{1-p}$Y$_{q}$Y$'_{1-q}$Z$_{r}$Z$'_{1-r}$ (w...
2011.08134v1
2013-12-10
Electronic structure of Zr-Ni-Sn systems: role of clustering and nanostructures in Half-Heusler and Heusler limits
Half-Heusler and Heusler compounds have been of great interest for several decades for thermoelectric, magnetic, half-metallic and many other interesting properties. Among these systems, Zr-Ni-Sn compounds are interesting thermoelectrics which can go from semiconducting half-Heusler (HH) limit, ZrNiSn, to metallic Heus...
1312.2985v2
2022-05-05
Electronic band structure screening for Dirac points in Heuslers
The Heusler compounds have provided a playground of material candidates for various technological applications based on their highly diverse and tunable properties, controlled by chemical composition and crystal structure. However, physical exploration of the Heusler chemical space en masse is impossible in practice, h...
2205.02547v1
2019-07-31
Perspective: Heusler interfaces -- opportunities beyond spintronics?
Heusler compounds, in both cubic and hexagonal polymorphs, exhibit a remarkable range of electronic, magnetic, elastic, and topological properties, rivaling that of the transition metal oxides. To date, research on these quantum materials has focused primarily on bulk magnetic and thermoelectric properties or on applic...
1908.00101v1
2005-05-25
Semimetalic antiferromagnetism in the half-Heusler compound CuMnSb
The half-Heusler compound CuMnSb, the first antiferromagnet (AFM) in the Mn-based class of Heuslers and half-Heuslers that contains several conventional and half metallic ferromagnets, shows a peculiar stability of its magnetic order in high magnetic fields. Density functional based studies reveal an unusual nature of ...
0505624v1
2008-08-18
A Ni-based Superconductor: the Heusler Compound ZrNi$_2$Ga
This work reports on the novel Heusler superconductor ZrNi2Ga. Compared to other nickel-based superconductors with Heusler structure, ZrNi2Ga exhibits a relatively high superconducting transition temperature of Tc=2.9 K and an upper critical field of 1.5 T. Electronic structure calculations show that this relatively hi...
0808.2356v1
2013-01-23
Data Storage: Review of Heusler Compounds
In the recent decade, the family of Heusler compounds has attracted tremendous scientific and technological interest in the field of spintronics. This is essentially due to their exceptional magnetic properties, which qualify them as promising functional materials in various data-storage devices, such as giant-magnetor...
1301.5455v2
2014-12-01
Quality of Heusler Single Crystals Examined by Depth Dependent Positron Annihilation Techniques
Heusler compounds exhibit a wide range of different electronic ground states and are hence expected to be applicable as functional materials in novel electronic and spintronic devices. Since the growth of large and defect-free Heusler crystals is still challenging, single crystals of Fe2TiSn and Cu2MnAl were grown by t...
1412.0435v1
2015-02-11
High thermoelectric figure of merit in p-type Half-Heuslers by intrinsic phase separation
Improvements in the thermoelectric properties of Half-Heusler materials have been achieved by means of a micrometer-scale phase separation that increases the phonon scattering and reduces the lattice thermal conductivity. A detailed study of the p-type Half-Heusler compounds Ti(1-x)Hf(x)CoSb0.85Sn0.15 using high-resolu...
1502.03336v1
2018-05-07
Electronic, Elastic and X-ray spectroscopic properties of direct and inverse full Heusler compounds: DFT+U study
Half-metallicity, low magnetic damping and high curie temperature (TC) are crucial for application in spintronics and full Heusler alloys in this regard exhibit remarkable properties. Herein, we have considered Co2FeAl (CFA) and Fe2CoAl (FCA) as a representative of direct and indirect full Heusler compounds which cryst...
1805.02618v1
2019-01-27
Correlation effects on ground-state properties of ternary Heusler alloys: first-principles study
The strongly constrained and appropriately normed (SCAN) semi-local functional for exchange-correlation is deployed to study the ground-state properties of ternary Heusler alloys transforming martensitically. The calculations are performed for ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, and antiferromagnetic phases. Comparisons betw...
1901.09460v1
2016-03-17
Ultrafast Local Magnetization and Demagnetization in Heusler Alloys
With the goal of pushing Spintronic devices towards faster and faster timescales, we demonstrate, using ab-intio time-dependent density functional theory simulations of bulk Heusler compounds subject to ultrashort intense laser pulses, that the local magnetic moment can increase or decrease in a few femtoseconds. This ...
1603.05603v1
2021-06-02
MgPd$_2$Sb -- the first Mg-based Heusler-type superconductor
We report the synthesis and physical properties of a full Heusler compound, MgPd$_2$Sb, which we found to show superconductivity below $T_c$ = 2.2 K. MgPd$_2$Sb was obtained by a two-step solid-state reaction method and its purity and cubic crystal structure (Fm-3m, a=6.4523(1) \r{A}) were confirmed by powder x-ray dif...
2106.01133v2
2021-08-11
DFT and Monte Carlo simulations of the equiatomic quaternary Heusler Alloy CoFeCrP
In this work, we study the equiatomic quaternary Heusler Alloy CoFeCrP using two methods: DFT and Monte Carlo simulations. The DFT method allowed us to illustrate the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of this alloy. The ground state phase diagrams have been presented to show the stable configurations in di...
2108.05160v1
2020-01-20
Ab initio design of quaternary Heusler compounds for reconfigurable magnetic tunnel diodes and transistors
Reconfigurable magnetic tunnel diodes and transistors are a new concept in spintronics. The realization of such a device requires the use of materials with unique spin-dependent electronic properties such as half-metallic magnets (HMMs) and spin-gapless semiconductors (SGSs). Quaternary Heusler compounds offer a unique...
2001.07029v1
2018-10-11
Unconventional transport behavior in the Quaternary Heusler compounds CoFeTiSn and CoFeVGa
We report here the electrical transport and magnetic properties of the newly synthesized quaternary Heusler compound CoFeTiSn and CoFeVGa. We observe a striking change in the electronic transport properties of CoFeTiSn as the system undergoes the paramagnetic to ferromagnetic transition. While the sample shows an activ...
1810.04865v1
2020-08-11
Anomalous Hall effect in half-metallic Heusler compound Co$_{2}$Ti$X$ ($X$=Si, Ge)
Though Weyl fermions have recently been observed in several materials with broken inversion symmetry, there are very few examples of such systems with broken time reversal symmetry. Various Co$_{2}$-based half-metallic ferromagnetic Heusler compounds are lately predicted to host Weyl type excitations in their band stru...
2008.04837v1
2020-11-12
Anomalous Hall effect and negative longitudinal magnetoresistance in half-Heusler topological semimetal candidates TbPtBi and HoPtBi
Half-Heusler compounds have attracted significant attention because of their topologically non-trivial electronic structure, which leads to unusual electron transport properties. We thoroughly investigated the magnetotransport properties of high-quality single crystals of two half-Heusler phases, TbPtBi and HoPtBi, in ...
2011.06290v1
2022-01-08
Atomic disorder and Berry phase driven anomalous Hall effect in Co2FeAl Heusler compound
Co2-based Heusler compounds are the promising materials for the spintronics application due to their high Curie temperature, large spin-polarization, large magnetization density, and exotic transport properties. In the present manuscript, we report the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in a polycrystalline Co2FeAl Heusler co...
2201.02864v1
2018-01-11
Structural, elastic, electronic, magnetic and thermoelectric properties of new quaternary Heusler compounds CoZrMnX (X=Al, Ga, Ge, In)
We have performed a comprehensive set of first principles calculations to study the structural, elastic, electronic, magnetic and transport properties of new quaternary Heusler compounds CoZrMnX (X =Al, Ga, Ge, In). The results showed that all the quaternary Heusler compounds were stable in Type(I) structure. CoZrMnX a...
1801.03719v1
2023-09-14
Chemical-substitution-driven giant anomalous Hall and Nernst effects in magnetic cubic Heusler compounds
Chemical substitution efficiently optimizes the physical properties of Heusler compounds, especially their anomalous transport properties, including anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) and anomalous Nernst conductivity (ANC). This study systematically investigates the effect of chemical substitution on AHC and ANC in 149...
2309.07722v3
2016-10-07
Computational Investigation of Half-Heusler Compounds for Spintronics Applications
We present first-principles density functional calculations of the electronic structure, magnetism, and structural stability of 378 $\textit{XYZ}$ half-Heusler compounds (with $X=$ Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, $Y=$ Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, $Z=$ Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, P, As, Sb). We find that a "Slater-Pauling density of ...
1610.02444v2
2006-05-29
Epitaxy of thin films of the Heusler compound Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al
Epitaxial thin films of the highly spin polarized Heusler compound Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al are deposited by dc magnetron sputtering. It is shown by XRD and TEM investigations how the use of an Fe buffer layer on MgO(100) substrates supports the growth of highly ordered Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al at low deposition temperatures. The as gro...
0605698v2
2006-09-02
A new diluted magnetic semiconductor: The half-metallic ferromagnet CoTi(1-x)FexSb
Half-Heusler compounds with 18 valence electrons are semi-conducting. It will be shown that doping with electrons results in half-metallic ferromagnets, similar to the case of diluted semi-conductors. CoTiSb is known to be a semi-conducting Half-Heusler compound. Doping by Fe is expected to result in ferromagnetic orde...
0609042v1
2011-10-13
Berry-curvatures and anomalous Hall effect in Heusler compounds
Berry curvatures are computed for a set of Heusler compounds using density functional (DF) calculations and the wave functions that DF provide. The anomalous Hall conductivity is obtained from the Berry curvatures. It is compared with experimental values in the case of Co$_2$CrAl and Co$_2$MnAl. A notable trend cannot ...
1110.2878v1
2013-09-25
Prediction of half metallic properties in Ti\raisebox{-.2ex}{\scriptsize 2}CoSi Heusler alloy based on density functional theory
The electronic and magnetic properties of Ti\raisebox{-.2ex}{\scriptsize 2}CoSi Heusler compound are investigated using density functional calculations. The optimized lattice constant is found to be 6.030 A. The compound is a half-metallic ferromagnet with an energy gap in minority spin channel of 0.652 eV at equilibri...
1309.6427v1
2013-12-20
Multiple phases in sputtered Cr2CoGa films
By magnetron co-sputtering, thin films of a nominal Cr2CoGa compound were deposited on MgO and MgAl2O4. To achieve crystallisation in the inverse Heusler structure, different heat treatments were tested. Instead of the inverse Heusler structure, we observed phase separation and precipitate formation in dependence on th...
1312.6014v2
2014-11-26
Theoretical investigations of electronic structure and magnetism in Zr2CoSn full-Heusler compound
The half-metallic properties of a new and promising full-Heusler compound, Zr2CoSn, are investigated by means of ab initio calculations within the Density Functional Theory framework. The ferromagnetic ordered Hg2CuTi-type crystal structure is energetically favorable and the optimized lattice parameter is 6.76 A. The t...
1411.7154v1
2018-04-01
First-principles study on thermoelectric properties of half-Heusler compounds CoMSb(M=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, and Mn)
We have performed systematic density functional calculations and evaluated thermoelectric properties, See- beck coefficient and anomalous Nernst coefficient of half-Heusler comounds CoMSb(M=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, and Mn). The carrier concentration dependence of Seebeck coefficients in nonmagnetic compounds are in good agreemen...
1804.00297v1
2007-10-30
Searching for hexagonal analogues of the half-metallic half-Heusler XYZ compounds
The XYZ half-Heusler crystal structure can conveniently be described as a tetrahedral zinc blende YZ structure which is stuffed by a slightly ionic X species. This description is well suited to understand the electronic structure of semiconducting 8-electron compounds such as LiAlSi (formulated Li$^+$[AlSi]$^-$) or sem...
0710.5769v1
2006-11-22
Magnetism and structure of magnetic multilayers based on the fully spin polarized Heusler alloys Co2MnGe and Co2MnSn
Our Introduction starts with a short general review of the magnetic and structural properties of the Heusler compounds which are under discussion in this book. Then, more specifically, we come to the discussion of our experimental results on multilayers composed of the Heusler alloys Co2MnGe and Co2MnSn with V or Au as...
0611590v1
2010-02-28
Tunable Multifunctional Topological Insulators in Ternary Heusler Compounds
Recently the Quantum Spin Hall effect (QSH) was theoretically predicted and experimentally realized in a quantum wells based on binary semiconductor HgTe[1-3]. QSH state and topological insulators are the new states of quantum matter interesting both for fundamental condensed matter physics and material science[1-11]. ...
1003.0193v1
2021-06-27
Ferromagnetic Cr4PtGa17: A Novel Half-Heusler-Type Compound with a Breathing Pyrochlore Lattice
We describe the crystal structure and elementary magnetic properties of a previously unreported ternary intermetallic compound, Cr4PtGa17, which crystallizes in a rhombohedral unit cell in the noncentrosymmetric space group R3m. The crystal structure is closely related to those of XYZ half-Heusler compounds, where X, Y...
2106.14296v2
2023-01-02
Double Half-Heusler Alloys X$_2$Ni$_2$InSb (X= Zr/Hf) with promising Thermoelectric Performance: Role of varying structural phases
Double half-heusler alloys are the new class of compounds which can be seen as transmuted version of two single half-heusler with higher flexibility of tuning their properties. Here, we report a detailed study of thermoelectric (TE) properties of two double half-heusler (HH) alloys X$_2$Ni$_2$InSb (X=Hf/Zr), using firs...
2301.00598v1
2023-02-07
Colossal anomalous Hall and Nernst effect from the breaking of nodal-line symmetry in Cu2CoSn Weyl semimetal: A first-principles study
The presence of topological band crossings near the Fermi energy is essential for the realization of large anomalous transport properties in the materials. The topological semimetals (TSMs) host such properties owing to their unique topological band structure such as Weyl points or nodal lines (NLs), that is protected ...
2302.03279v1
2023-02-09
Spin-polarized two-dimensional electron/hole gas at the interface of non-magnetic semiconducting half-Heusler compounds: Modified Slater-Pauling rule for half-metallicity at the interface
Half-Heusler compounds with 18 valence electrons per unit cell are well-known non-magnetic semiconductors. Employing first-principles electronic band structure calculations, we study the interface properties of the half-Heusler heterojunctions based on FeVSb, CoTiSb, CoVSn, and NiTiSn compounds, which belong to this ca...
2302.04563v1
2023-06-07
Searching for ductile superconducting Heusler X2YZ compounds
Heusler compounds have always attracted a great deal of attention from researchers thanks to a wealth of interesting properties for technological applications. They are intermetallic ductile compounds, and some of them have been found to be superconducting. With this in mind, we perform an extensive study of the superc...
2306.04439v1
2019-10-07
Accurate high-throughput screening of I-II-V 8-electron Half-Heusler compounds for renewable-energy applications
Renewable energy resources have emerged as the best alternatives to fossil fuel energy which are rapidly declining with time. Here, eight valence-electron count Half-Heusler(HH) alloys have been studied using reliable first principles calculations in the search of potential candidates for renewable energy applications ...
1910.02984v1
2023-03-04
Giant anomalous Hall and Nernst conductivities in magnetic all-$d$ metal Heusler alloys
All-$d$ Heuslers are a category of novel compounds combining versatile functionalities such as caloric responses and spintronics with enhanced mechanical properties. Despite the promising transport properties (anomalous Hall (AHC) and anomalous Nernst (ANC) conductivities) shown in the conventional Co$_2$XY Heuslers wi...
2303.02351v1
2007-09-26
Role of defects and disorder in the half-metallic full-Heusler compounds
Half-metallic ferromagnets and especially the full-Heusler alloys containing Co are at the center of scientific research due to their potential applications in spintronics. For realistic devices it is important to control accurately the creation of defects in these alloys. We review some of our late results on the role...
0709.4183v2
2010-07-31
Half-Heusler Compounds as a New Class of Three-Dimensional Topological Insulators
Using first-principles calculations within density functional theory, we explore the feasibility of converting ternary half-Heusler compounds into a new class of three-dimensional topological insulators (3DTI). We demonstrate that the electronic structure of unstrained LaPtBi as a prototype system exhibits distinct ban...
1008.0057v1
2010-11-05
Magnetic microstructure and magnetotransport in Co2FeAl Heusler compound thin films
We correlate simultaneously recorded magnetotransport and spatially resolved magneto optical Kerr effect (MOKE) data in Co2FeAl Heusler compound thin films micropatterned into Hall bars. Room temperature MOKE images reveal the nucleation and propagation of domains in an externally applied magnetic field and are used to...
1011.1417v1
2011-07-31
Room-temperature generation of giant pure spin currents using Co$_2$FeSi spin injectors
Generation, manipulation, and detection of a pure spin current, i.e., the flow of spin angular momentum without a charge current, are prospective approaches for realizing next-generation spintronic devices with ultra low electric power consumptions. Conventional ferromagnetic electrodes such as Co and NiFe have so far ...
1108.0156v2
2011-11-03
Estimation of the spin polarization for Heusler-compound thin films by means of nonlocal spin-valve measurements: Comparison of Co$_{2}$FeSi and Fe$_{3}$Si
We study room-temperature generation and detection of pure spin currents using lateral spin-valve devices with Heusler-compound electrodes, Co$_{2}$FeSi (CFS) or Fe$_{3}$Si (FS). The magnitude of the nonlocal spin-valve (NLSV) signals is seriously affected by the dispersion of the resistivity peculiarly observed in the...
1111.0742v2
2012-10-17
GW study of the half-metallic Heusler compounds Co2MnSi and Co2FeSi
Quasiparticle spectra of potentially half-metallic Co2MnSi and Co2FeSi Heusler compounds have been calculated within the one-shot GW approximation in an all-electron framework without adjustable parameters. For Co2FeSi the many-body corrections are crucial: a pseudogap opens and good agreement of the magnetic moment wi...
1210.4776v1
2012-10-29
Modified Becke-Johnson potential investigation of half-metallic Heusler compounds
We have investigated the electronic structures of various potentially half-metallic Heusler compounds with the Tran-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson (TB-mBJLDA) potential within the density functional theory. The half-metallic gaps are considerably enhanced with respect to values from the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) funct...
1210.7738v1
2013-03-03
High spin polarization of the anomalous Hall current in Co-based Heusler compounds
Based on first principles density functional calculations of the intrinsic anomalous and spin Hall conductivities, we predict that the charge Hall current in Co-based full Heusler compounds Co$_2$XZ (X = Cr and Mn; Z = Al, Si, Ga, Ge, In and Sn) except Co$_2$CrGa would be almost fully spin-polarized even although Co$_2...
1303.0509v1
2013-07-25
Plasmon dispersions in simple metals and Heusler compounds
We present a comprehensive study of plasmon dispersions in simple metals and Heusler compounds based on an accurate ab-initio evaluation of the momentum and frequency dependent dielectric function in the random-phase approximation. Using a momentum-dependent tetrahedron method for the computation of the dielectric func...
1307.6844v1
2014-08-25
Nanograined half-Heusler semiconductors as advanced thermoelectrics: an ab-initio high-throughput statistical study
Nanostructuring has spurred a revival in the field of direct thermoelectric energy conversion. Nanograined materials can now be synthesized with higher figures of merit (ZT) than the bulk counterparts. This leads to increased conversion efficiencies. Despite considerable effort in optimizing the known and discovering t...
1408.5859v1
2015-06-11
Magnetism in tetragonal manganese-rich Heusler compounds
A comprehensive study of the total energy of manganese-rich Heusler compounds using density functional theory is presented. Starting from a large set of cubic parent systems, the response to tetragonal distortions is studied in detail. We single out the systems that remain cubic from those that most likely become tetra...
1506.03735v1
2015-07-30
First principle investigations of the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of the new zirconium based full-Heusler compounds, Zr2MnZ (Z = Al, Ga and In)
The crystal structure, electronic and magnetic properties of the new full-Heusler compounds Zr2MnZ (Z=Al, Ga, In), were studied within the Density Functional Theory (DFT) framework. The materials exhibit unique properties that connect the spin gapless semiconducting character with the completely compensated ferrimagnet...
1507.08605v2
2016-01-28
LaPtSb: a half-Heusler compound with high thermoelectric performance
The electronic and transport properties of the half-Heusler compound LaPtSb are investigated by performing first-principles calculations combined with semi-classical Boltzmann theory and deformation potential theory. Compared with many typical half-Heusler compounds, the LaPtSb exhibits obviously larger power factor at...
1601.07690v4
2016-04-13
Ultralow Thermal Conductivity in Full-Heusler Semiconductors
Semiconducting half- and, to a lesser extent, full-Heusler compounds are promising thermoelectric materials due to their compelling electronic properties with large power factors. However, intrinsically high thermal conductivity resulting in a limited thermoelectric efficiency has so far impeded their widespread use in...
1604.03827v2
2020-06-09
Detection of antiskyrmions by topological Hall effect in Heusler compounds
Heusler compounds having $\textit{D}$${}_{2d}$ crystal symmetry gained much attention recently due to the stabilization of a vortex-like spin texture called antiskyrmions in thin lamellae of Mn${}_{1.4}$Pt${}_{0.9}$Pd${}_{0.1}$Sn as reported in the work of Nayak $\textit{et al.}$ [Nature (London) 548, 561 (2017)]. Here...
2006.05190v1
2022-07-15
Band splitting induced Berry flux and intrinsic anomalous Hall conductivity in NiCoMnGa quaternary Heusler compound
The anomalous transport properties of Heusler compounds become a hotspot of research in recent years due to their unique band structure and possible application in spintronics. In this paper, we report the anomalous Hall effect in polycrystalline NiCoMnGa quaternary Heusler compound by experimental means and theoretica...
2207.07313v1
2022-08-31
Unusual kinetic properties of usual Heusler alloys
The review considers various groups of Heusler compounds, which can have the properties of a semiconductor, a half-metallic ferromagnet, a spin gapless semiconductor, a topological semimetal, and a noncollinear antiferromagnet. In these Heusler compounds, "conventional" from the point of view of the crystal structure, ...
2208.14868v1
2024-03-01
Spin-gapped metals: A novel class of materials -- the case of semi-Heusler compounds
Gapped metals, a recently discovered new class of materials, possess a band gap slightly above or below the Fermi level. These materials are intrinsic p- or n-type semiconductors eliminating the need for extrinsic doping. Inspired by this concept, we propose the so-called "spin-gapped metals" exhibiting intrinsic p- or...
2403.00936v1
2019-12-17
Type-II Dirac states in full Heusler compounds XInPd2 (X = Ti, Zr and Hf)
We predict three full Heusler compounds XInPd2 (X = Zr, Hf and Ti) to be potential candidates for type-II Dirac semimetals. The crystal symmetry of these compounds have appropriate chemical environment with a unique interplay of inversion, time reversal and mirror symmetry. These symmetries help to give six pairs of ty...
1912.07807v1
2018-07-12
Synthesis and structural characterization of Sb-doped TiFe2Sn Heusler compounds
Heusler compounds form a numerous class of intermetallics, which include two families of compositions ABC and AB2C, usually referred to as half- and full-Heusler compounds, respectively. Given their tunable electronic properties, made possible by adjusting the chemical composition, these materials are currently conside...
1807.04545v2
2005-07-28
Exchange interactions and temperature dependence of the magnetization in half--metallic Heusler alloys
We study the exchange interactions in half-metallic Heusler alloys using first-principles calculations in conjunction with the frozen-magnon approximation. The Curie temperature is estimated within both mean-field (MF) and random-phase-approximation (RPA) approaches. For the half-Heusler alloys NiMnSb and CoMnSb the do...
0507697v2
2006-03-24
Structural and magneto-transport characterization of Co_2Cr_xFe_(1-x)Al Heusler alloy films
We investigate the structure and magneto-transport properties of thin films of the Co_2Cr_xFe_(1-x)Al full-Heusler compound, which is predicted to be a half-metal by first-principles theoretical calculations. Thin films are deposited by magnetron sputtering at room temperature on various substrates in order to tune the...
0603649v1
2010-03-10
Evidence for triplet superconductivity in Josephson junctions with ferromagnetic Cu$_{2}$MnAl-Heusler barriers
We have studied Josephson junctions with barriers prepared from the Heusler compound Cu$_2$MnAl. In the as-prepared state the Cu$_2$MnAl layers are non ferromagnetic and the critical Josephson current density $j_{c}$ decreases exponentially with the thickness of the Heusler layers $d_{F}$. On annealing the junctions at...
1003.2082v1
2014-05-06
Theoretical search for half-Heusler topological insulators
We have performed ab-initio band structure calculations on more than two thousand half-Heusler compounds in order to search for new candidates for topological insulators. Herein, LiAuS and NaAuS are found to be the strongest topological insulators with the bulk band gap of 0.20 and 0.19 eV, respectively, different from...
1405.1305v1
2015-06-04
Low-moment ferrimagnetic phase of the Heusler compound Cr2CoAl
Synthesizing half-metallic fully-compensated ferrimagnets that form in the inverse Heusler phase could lead to superior spintronic devices. These materials would have high spin polarization at room temperature with very little fringing magnetic fields. Previous theoretical studies indicated that Cr2CoAl should form in ...
1506.01738v1
2023-06-26
Origin of magnetic ordering in half-Heusler RuMnGa
The half-Heusler alloy RuMnGa having valence electron count (VEC) 18 has recently been theoretically proposed to exhibit compensated ferrimagnetic (CFiM) character instead of the expected nonmagnetic ground state. On the other hand, a preliminary experimental study proposed ferromagnetic (FM) ordering. As no half-Heusl...
2306.14836v1
2015-04-07
Thermal Expansion of Ni-Ti-Sn Heusler and Half-Heusler Materials from First Principles Calculations and Experiments
We coupled first principles calculations and the quasiharmonic approximation combined with experiments (X-Ray diffraction and dilatometry measurements) to determine the thermal properties of NiTiSn (half-Heusler) and Ni2TiSn (Heusler) compounds. These properties are important especially if they are to be used in thermo...
1504.01606v1
2015-05-14
First-principles calculations of exchange interactions, spin waves, and temperature dependence of magnetization in inverse-Heusler-based spin gapless semiconductors
Employing first principles electronic structure calculations in conjunction with the frozen-magnon method we calculate exchange interactions, spin-wave dispersion, and spin-wave stiffness constants in inverse-Heusler-based spin gapless semiconductor (SGS) compounds Mn$_2$CoAl, Ti$_2$MnAl, Cr$_2$ZnSi, Ti$_2$CoSi and Ti$...
1505.03632v1
2016-04-06
Anomalous Hall effect in Weyl semimetal half Heusler compounds RPtBi (R = Gd and Nd)
Topological materials ranging from topological insulators to Weyl and Dirac semimetals form one of the most exciting current fields in condensed-matter research. Many half-Heusler compounds, RPtBi (R= rare earth) have been theoretically predicted to be topological semimetals. Among various topological attributes envisa...
1604.01641v2
2018-03-01
Observation of Dirac state in half-Heusler material YPtBi
The prediction of non-trivial topological electronic states hosted by half-Heusler compounds makes them prime candidates for discovering new physics and devices as they harbor a variety of electronic ground states including superconductivity, magnetism, and heavy fermion behavior. Here we report normal state electronic...
1803.00589v1
2023-05-04
4d-element induced improvement of structural disorder and development of weakly re-entrant spin-glass behaviour in NiRuMnSn
The pursuit of efficient spin-polarization in quaternary Heusler alloys with the general formula $XX'YZ$ (where X, $X'$, and Y are transition metals and Z is a p-block element), has been a subject of significant scientific interest. While previous studies shows that isoelectronic substitution of 4d element in place of ...
2305.03087v1
2017-12-06
Computational Investigation of Inverse-Heusler compounds for Spintronics Applications
First-principles calculations of the electronic structure, magnetism and structural stability of inverse-Heusler compounds with the chemical formula \textit{X$_2$YZ} are presented and discussed with a goal of identifying compounds of interest for spintronics. Compounds for which the number of electrons per atom for \te...
1712.02278v1
2014-06-13
Investigation of the electronic and thermoelectric properties of Fe2 ScX (X = P, As and Sb) full Heusler alloys by using first principles calculations
By using ab initio electronic structure calculations here we report the three new full Heusler alloys which are possessing very good thermoelectric behavior and expected to be synthesized in the laboratories. These are Fe2 ScP, Fe2 ScAs and Fe2 ScSb compound. First two compounds are indirect band gap semiconductors and...
1406.3425v1
2022-04-28
Observation of Griffiths-like phase in the quaternary Heusler compound NiFeTiSn
The quaternary Heusler compound NiFeTiSn can be considered to be derived from the exotic pseudogap-compound Fe2TiSn by the replacement of one Fe atom by Ni. In contrast to Fe2TiSn, which shows a disorder-induced ferromagnetic phase, the ground state of NiFeTiSn is antiferromagnetic with the signature of spin canting. I...
2204.13462v1
2006-01-30
Correlation in the transition metal based Heusler compounds Co$_2$MnSi and Co$_2$FeSi
Half-metallic ferromagnets like the full Heusler compounds with formula X$_2$YZ are supposed to show an integer value of the spin magnetic moment. Calculations reveal in certain cases of X = Co based compounds non-integer values, in contrast to experiments. In order to explain deviations of the magnetic moment calculat...
0601671v1
2005-05-11
Above-room-temperature ferromagnetism in half-metallic Heusler compounds NiCrP, NiCrSe, NiCrTe and NiVAs: A first-principles study
We study the interatomic exchange interactions and Curie temperatures in half-metallic semi Heusler compounds NiCrZ (Z=P, Se, Te) and NiVAs. The study is performed within the framework of density functional theory. The calculation of exchange parameters is based on the frozen-magnon approach. It is shown that the excha...
0505299v1
2006-07-25
Doping and disorder in the Co$_2$MnAl and Co$_2$MnGa half-metallic Heusler alloys
We expand our study on the full-Heusler compounds [I. Galanakis \textit{et al.}, Appl. Phys. Lett. \textbf{89}, 042502 (2006)] to cover also the case of doping and disorder in the case of Co$_2$MnAl and Co$_2$MnGa half-metallic Heusler alloys. These alloys present a region of very small minority density of states inste...
0607652v1
2011-10-25
Half-metallic properties for the Ti2YZ (Y=Fe,Co,Ni,Z=Al,Ga,In) Hesuler alloys: A first-principles study
Using the full-potential local orbital minimum-basis method,the Ti2-based full-Heusler alloys are studied. The results show that these compounds exhibit a half-metallic behavior, however, in contrast to the conventional full-Heusler alloys,the full-Heusler alloys show a Slater-Pauling behavior and the total spin magnet...
1110.5411v1
2013-04-16
Kinetic arrest related to a first-order ferrimagnetic to antiferromagnetic transition in the Heusler compound Mn2PtGa
We report a magnetization study of the Heusler compound Mn2PtGa that shows the existence of a magnetic-glass state. Mn2PtGa shows a first-order ferromagnetic (FM)/ferrimagnetic (FI) to antiferromagnetic (AFM) transition in contrast to the martensitic structural transition observed in several Heusler alloys. The kinetic...
1304.4459v1
2013-10-17
A new class of topological insulators from I-III-IV half-Heusler compounds with strong band inversion strength
In this paper, by first principle calculations, we investigate systematically the band topology of a new half-Heusler family with composition of I(A)-III(A)-IV(A). The results clearly show that many of the I-III-IV half-Heusler compounds are in fact promising to be topological insulator candidates. The characteristic f...
1310.4696v1
2015-11-10
Large low-field positive magnetoresistance in nonmagnetic half-Heusler ScPtBi single crystal
High-quality nonmagnetic half-Heusler ScPtBi single crystals were synthesized by a Bi self-flux method. This compound was revealed to be a hole-dominated semimetal with a large low-field magnetoresistance up to 240% at 2K in a magnetic field of 1T. Magneto-transport measurements demonstrated that the large low-field ma...
1511.03017v1
2017-07-10
Inflated nodes and surface states in superconducting half-Heusler compounds
Two topics of high current interest in the field of unconventional superconductivity are non-centrosymmetric superconductors and multiband superconductivity. Half-Heusler superconductors such as YPtBi exemplify both. In this paper, we study bulk and surface states in nodal superconducting phases of the half-Heusler com...
1707.02739v2
2020-04-26
High thermoelectric performance of half-Heusler compound BiBaK with intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity
Half-Heusler compounds usually exhibit relatively higher lattice thermal conductivity that is undesirable for thermoelectric applications. Here we demonstrate by first-principles calculations and Boltzmann transport theory that the BiBaK system is an exception, which has rather low thermal conductivity as evidenced by ...
2004.12324v1
2016-12-19
Completely compensated ferrimagnetism and sublattice spin crossing in the half-metallic Heusler compound Mn1.5FeV0.5Al
The Slater-Pauling rule states that L21 Heusler compounds with 24 valence electrons do never exhibit a total spin magnetic moment. In case of strongly localized magnetic moments at one of the atoms (here Mn) they will exhibit a fully compensated half-metallic ferrimagnetic state instead, in particular, when symmetry do...
1612.06300v1
2016-12-29
Magnetovolume Effects in Heusler Compounds via First-Principles Calculations
Heusler alloys are promising for several applications, including magnetic refrigeration, due to high magnetocaloric and magnetovolume effects. One way to optimize this potential is by increasing the magnetovolume effect. Using density functional theory with the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method, we calculate the effective ...
1612.09133v1
2020-10-22
Anomalous Quantum Oscillations in Spin-3/2 Topological Semimetal YPtBi
The proposed high-spin superconductivity in the half-Heusler compounds changes the landscape of superconductivity research. While superconducting instability is possible only in systems with quantum mechanically coherent quasiparticles, it has not been verified for any proposed high-spin Fermi surfaces. Here we report ...
2010.12085v2
2017-10-27
Near total magnetic moment compensation without reduction in T_C of Mn_2 V_0.5 Co_0.5 Z (Z=Ga,Al) Heusler compounds
Mn_2V_1-xCo_xZ (Z=Ga,Al and x=0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) Heusler compounds have been synthesized to investigate the effect of Co substitution at the V site on the magnetic moment and Curie temperatures of half-metallic ferrimagnets Mn_2VGa and Mn_2VAl. The Co substituted compounds show a non linear decrease in lattice para...
1710.09971v1
2004-07-01
Magnetic tunneling junctions with the Heusler compound Co_2Cr_{0.6}Fe_{0.4}Al
The Heusler alloy is used as an electrode of magnetic tunneling junctions. The junctions are deposited by magnetron dc sputtering using shadow mask techniques with AlO_{x} as a barrier and cobalt as counter electrode. Measurements of the magnetoresistive differential conductivity in a temperature range between 4K and 3...
0407034v1
2007-03-28
Crystalline electric fields and the magnetic ground state of the novel Heusler intermetallic YbRh$_{2}$Pb
We have synthesized a new intermetallic compound with a distorted Heusler structure, YbRh$_{2}$Pb. We present a study of the magnetic, thermal, and transport properties. Heat capacity measurements revealed that YbRh$_{2}$Pb orders magnetically below T$_{N}$=0.57 K from a paramagnetic state with substantial crystal elec...
0703765v2
2007-01-25
Doping of Mn$_2$VAl and Mn$_2$VSi Heusler alloys as a route to half-metallic antiferromagnetism
Half-metallic antiferromagnets are the ideal materials for spintronic applications since their zero magnetization leads to lower stray fields and thus tiny energy losses. Starting from the Mn$_2$VAl and Mn$_2$VSi alloys we substitute Co or Fe for Mn and we show by means of first-principle electronic structure calculati...
0701611v1
2010-02-28
A new platform for topological quantum phenomena : Topological Insulator states in thermoelectric Heusler-related ternary compounds
Topological insulators (TI) realize a novel state of quantum matter that are distinguished by topological invariants of bulk band structure rather than spontaneously broken symmetries. A number of exotic quantum phenomena have been predicted to exist in multiply-connected geometries which require an enormous amount of ...
1003.0155v1
2017-05-11
Pursuit of thermoelectric properties in a novel Half Heusler compound: HfPtPb
We explore the structural, electronic, mechanical and thermoelectric properties of a new half Heusler compound, HfPtPb which is all metallic heavy element and has been recently been proposed to be stable [Nature Chem 7 (2015) 308]. In the present work, we employ density functional theory and semiclassical Boltzmann tra...
1705.04015v1
2019-09-24
Understanding the origin of the magneto-caloric effects in substitutional Ni-Mn-Sb-Z (Z=Fe, Co, Cu) compounds: insights from first-principles calculations
Ni-Mn based ternary Heusler compounds have drawn attentions lately as significant magneto-caloric effects in some of them have been observed. Substitution of Ni and Mn by other $3d$ transition metals in controlled quantity have turned out to be successful in enhancing the effect and bring the operational temperatures c...
1909.10667v1
2021-06-06
Prediction of half-metallicity and spin-gapless semiconducting behavior in the new series of FeCr-based quaternary Heusler alloys: an ab initio study
This paper presents a detailed investigation of FeCr-based quaternary Heusler alloys. By using ultrasoft pseudopotential, electronic and magnetic properties of the compounds are studied within the framework of Density Functional Theory (DFT) by using the Quantum Espresso package. The thermodynamic, mechanical, and dyna...
2106.03026v1
2021-06-24
A first-principles investigation of band inversion in topologically nontrivial Na2AgX (X= As, Sb and Bi) full Heusler compounds
Topological nontrivial nature are the latest phases to be discovered in condensed matter physics with insulating bulk band gaps and topologically protected metallic surface states; they are one of the current hot topics because of their unique properties and potential applications. In this paper, we have highlighted a ...
2106.13184v1
2023-12-06
First-principles prediction of energy band gaps in 18-valence electron semiconducting half-Heusler compounds: Exploring the role of exchange and correlation
The choice of exchange functional is a critical factor in determining the energy bandgap of semiconductors. Ab initio calculations using different exchange functionals, including the conventional generalized-gradient approximation (GGA) functionals, meta-GGA functionals, and hybrid functionals, show significant differe...
2312.03321v2
2013-07-08
Significant ZT Enhancement in p-type Ti(Co,Fe)Sb-InSb Nanocomposites via a Synergistic High Mobility Electron Injection Energy filtering and Boundary Scattering Approach
It has been demonstrated that InSb nanoinclusions, which are formed in situ, can simultaneously improve all three individual thermoelectric properties of the n-type half Heusler compound (Ti,Zr,Hf)(Co,Ni)Sb [Xie et al., Acta Mater. 58, 4795 (2010)]. In the work presented herein, we have adopted the same approach to the...
1307.2160v1
2018-03-05
Simulation study of ballistic spin-MOSFET devices with ferromagnetic channels based on some Heusler and oxide compounds
Newly emerged materials from the family of Heuslers and complex oxides exhibit finite bandgaps and ferromagnetic behavior with Curie temperatures much higher than even room temperature. In this work, using the semiclassical top-of-the-barrier FET model, we explore the operation of a spin-MOSFET that utilizes such ferro...
1803.01789v1
2019-09-27
Surface Reconstructions of Heusler Compounds in the Ni-Ti-Sn (001) System
As progress is made on thin-film synthesis of Heusler compounds, a more complete understanding of the surface will be required to control their properties, especially as functional heterostructures are explored. Here, the surface reconstructions of semiconducting half-Heusler NiTiSn(001), and Ni1+xTiSn(001) (x=0.0-1.0)...
1909.12487v1
2023-11-10
Strong-coupling superconductivity of the Heusler-type compound ScAu2Al: Ab-initio studies
The ScAu$_2$Al superconducting Heusler-type compound was recently characterized to have the highest critical temperature of $T_c = 5.12$ K and the strongest electron-phonon coupling among the Heusler family. In this work, the electronic structure, phonons, electron-phonon coupling, and superconductivity of ScAu$_2$Al a...
2311.06075v3