Spin and current transport in the robust half-metallic magnet $c$-CoFeGe

Abstract

Spintronics is an emerging form of electronics based on the electrons' spin degree of freedom for which materials with robust half-metallic ferromagnet (HMF) character are very attractive. Here we determine the structural stability, electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties of the half-Heusler (hH) compound CoFeGe, in particular also in its cubic form. The first-principles calculations suggest that the electronic structure is robust with 100 \% spin polarization at the Fermi level under hydrostatic pressure and uni-axial strain. Both the longitudinal and Hall current polarization are calculated and the longitudinal current polarization ($P_L$) is found to be $>99\%$ and extremely robust under uniform pressure and uni-axial strain. The anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) and Spin Hall conductivity (SHC) of hH cubic CoFeGe (\textit{c}-CoFeGe) are found to be $\sim -100$ S/cm and $\sim 39\hslash /e$ S/cm, respectively. Moreover, the Curie temperature of the alloy is calculated to be $\sim$524 K with a 3 ${\mu }_B$ magnetic moment. Lastly, the calculated mechanical properties indicate that \textit{c}-CoFeGe is ductile and mechanically stable with a bulk modulus of $\approx$ 154 GPa. Overall, this analysis reveals that cubic CoFeGe is a robust half-metallic ferromagnet and an interesting material for spintronic applications.

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