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Simple rules for the understanding of Heusler compounds
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Heusler compounds as discussed by the authors are a remarkable class of intermetallic materials with 1:1:1 or 2:1-1 composition comprising more than 1500 members, and their properties can easily be predicted by the valence electron count.About:
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Coexistence of half-metallicity and martensitic transition in Co2VGa1−xSbx (x = 0, 0.25 and 0.5) Heusler alloys: First-principles calculations combined with structural experiments
Yinsheng Huang,Yinsheng Huang,Chao Jing,Jianfu Li,Yuanlei Zhang,Zhe Li,Miaofu Ye,Xiaodong Sun +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of Sb-doping at Ga-site on crystal structure, martensitic transition (MT) and half-metallicity of Co2VGa1−xSbx (x = 0, 0.25 and 0.5) Heusler alloys is investigated, theoretically and experimentally, the results reveal that the Co-V-Ga-Sb alloys with x
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Oblique angle deposition-induced anisotropy in Co 2 FeAl films
TL;DR: In this article, a series of Co2FeAl Heusler alloy films, fabricated on Si/SiO2 substrates by magnetron sputtering-oblique angle deposition technique, have been investigated by magnetization and transport measurements.
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Composition induced metal-insulator quantum phase transition in the Heusler type Fe2VAl.
Takashi Naka,A. M. Nikitin,Yu Pan,Anne de Visser,Takayuki Nakane,Fumihiro Ishikawa,Yuh Yamada,Motoharu Imai,Akiyuki Matsushita +8 more
TL;DR: The magnetism and transport properties of the Heusler compound Fe2+x V1-x Al under pressure and a magnetic field are reported and singularities characteristic of a Griffiths phase appearing as an inhomogeneous electronic state are exhibited.
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Electronic and topological properties in heavy-element based Heusler compounds X $$_2$$ 2 RuPb (X=Sc,Y,La): first-principle method
Y. Lakred,S. Bahlouli,M. Elchikh +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of converting Heusler compounds X =Sc, Y, La into three dimensional topological insulators was investigated based on the fullpotential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method within the density functional theory (DFT).
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Thermomagnetic Properties Improved by Self-Organized Flower-Like Phase Separation of Ferromagnetic Co2Dy0.5Mn0.5Sn
Michael Schwall,Leslie M. Schoop,Siham Ouardi,Benjamin Balke,Claudia Felser,P. Klaer,Hans-Joachim Elmers +6 more
TL;DR: A thermodynamically stable phase separation of Co2Dy05Mn05Sn into the Heusler compound Co2MnSn and Co8Dy3Sn4 is induced by rapid cooling from the liquid phase as mentioned in this paper.
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