Electronic, magnetic and transport properties of full and half-metallic thin film Heusler alloys

Denis Comtesse, Benjamin Geisler, Peter Entel +2

The electronic and magnetic bulk properties of half-metallic Heusler alloys such as Co${}_2$FeSi, Co${}_2$FeAl, Co${}_2$MnSi and Co${}_2$MnAl are investigated by means of {\em ab i…