The fate of half-metallicity near interfaces: the case of NiMnSb/MgO and NiMnSi/MgO

Rui-Jing Zhang, Ulrich Eckern, Udo Schwingenschlögl

The electronic and magnetic properties of the interfaces between the half-metallic Heusler alloys NiMnSb, NiMnSi and MgO have been investigated using first-principles density-funct…