Giant diamagnetism in half-metallic Co$_{2}$CrAl Heusler alloy

K. W. Kim; J. Y. Rhee; Y. V. Kudryavtsev; Y. H. Hyun; T. W. Eom; Y. P. Lee

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Giant diamagnetism in half-metallic Co $_{2}$ CrAl Heusler alloy

arXiv:0906.0824

Abstract

A giant diamagnetism in the Co $_{2}$ CrAl compounds, in both bulk and thin film, below a certain temperature ( $T_{z}$ ) was observed. Above $T_{z}$ , the compound behaves as an ordinary ferromagnet. The diamagnetic alignment might be initiated by the Landau diamagnetism because of the half-metallic properties and the pinning of the diamagnetism is preserved by the peculiar electronic structures.

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Giant diamagnetism in half-metallic Co2​CrAl Heusler alloy

Abstract

Giant diamagnetism in half-metallic Co $_{2}$ CrAl Heusler alloy