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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:
This article is published in Progress in Solid State Chemistry.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 1675 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heusler compound.read more
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The high-throughput highway to computational materials design
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Magnetocaloric effect: From materials research to refrigeration devices
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Realizing high figure of merit in heavy-band p-type half-Heusler thermoelectric materials.
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Jisk Attema,Changming Fang,Liviu Chioncel,G.A. de Wijs,Alexander I. Lichtenstein,Alexander I. Lichtenstein,de Robert Groot,de Robert Groot +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of intrinsic defects in half-metals is calculated in the case of NiMnSb and it is shown that defects may have a beneficial effect on the spin polarization of the conduction electrons.
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Phase-separation-induced changes in the magnetic and transport properties of the quaternary Heusler alloy Co2Mn1-xTixSn
Tanja Graf,Joachim Barth,Christian G. F. Blum,Benjamin Balke,Claudia Felser,P. Klaer,Hans-Joachim Elmers +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the phase separation of the quaternary Heusler compounds was studied and the reduction in the thermal lattice conductivity was investigated for thermoelectric applications.
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Magnetic excitations in the itinerant antiferromagnets Mn3Si and Fe-doped Mn3Si.
TL;DR: In this paper, the dispersion cones from a pair of satellite points intersect at about 5 meV and a similar dispersion cone exists around each satellite magnetic Bragg point with a slope of approximately 37 meV A.
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Correlation in Heusler compounds Co2YSi(Y=3d transition metal)
TL;DR: In this article, the electronic structure of Co 2 YSi (Y=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe) is discussed and the magnetic moments and the minority band gaps in these materials have been examined respecting electron-electron correlation in the calculations.
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Superconductivity in ternary silicide NaAlSi with layered diamond-like structure
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