Ferrimagnetism and antiferromagnetism in half-metallic Heusler alloys

Abstract

Half-metallic Heusler alloys are among the most promising materials for future applications in spintronic devices. Although most Heusler alloys are ferromagnets, ferrimagnetic or antiferromagnetic (also called fully-compensated ferrimagnetic) alloys would be more desirable for applications due to the lower external fields. Ferrimagnetism can be either found in perfect Heusler compounds or achieved through the creation of defects in ferromagnetic Heusler alloys.

To be considered for the proceedings of the International Conference on Nanoscale Magnetism (ICNM 07)

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