Ab initio comparison of spin-transport properties in MgO-spaced ferrimagnetic tunnel junctions based on Mn${}_3$Ga and Mn${}_3$Al

Maria Stamenova, Plamen Stamenov, Nadjib Baadji

We report on first-principles spin-polarised quantum transport calculations (from NEGF+DFT) in MgO-spaced magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) based on two different Mn-based Heusler f…