Near-Compensated Ferrimagnetism in Disordered Co0.5Mn1.5Al Half-Heusler Alloy: Experimental and Theoretical Studies
Emese Bender, Răzvan Hirian, Cristian Leoştean, Roman Atanasov, Radu George Haţegan, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran, Diana Benea
TL;DR
This paper studies the magnetic and electronic properties of a disordered Co0.5Mn1.5Al alloy, combining experiments and theory to assess its potential for spintronic applications.
Contribution
The study reveals N-type ferrimagnetism and explores the effects of substitutional disorder on magnetic and transport properties in a half-Heusler alloy.
Findings
The alloy exhibits N-type ferrimagnetism with a Curie temperature of 670 K.
Substitutional disorder significantly affects magnetic and transport behaviors.
Theoretical calculations align with experimental results, clarifying the role of disorder.
Abstract
This study investigates the electronic, magnetic, and transport properties of the Co0.5Mn1.5Al half-Heusler alloy, a promising candidate for spintronic applications due to its potential half-metallic and ferrimagnetic characteristics. Experimental efforts focus on structural characterization using X-ray diffraction to examine substitutional disorder, such as Co/Mn site migration and Mn/Al site mixing, and their impacts on magnetic and transport properties. Magnetic characterization, including magnetization and susceptibility, reveals an N-type ferrimagnetic behaviour with a Curie temperature of 670 K. Transport experiments probe resistance and magnetoresistance across various temperatures and magnetic fields to uncover conduction mechanisms and spin-dependent effects. Theoretical band structure calculations, utilizing the Korringa–Kohn–Rostoker Green’s function method, investigate the…
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TopicsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties · Magnetic properties of thin films · Magnetic Properties and Applications