Physical Review Letters · 1983 · 4.7K citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsCrystal StructureSolid State PhysicsAlloysFerromagnetic MaterialsFerromagnetismMagnetic Properties Of SolidsMagnetism In SolidsMetalsBand Structure CalculationHalf-heusler CompoundsHalf-metallic FerromagnetismHeusler AlloysIntermetallic Magnetic CompoundsMagnetic AlloysMagneto-electronic StructureManganese-based Intermetallics
The band structure of Mn-based Heusler alloys of the $C{1}_{b}$ crystal structure (MgAgAs type) has been calculated with the augmented-spherical-wave method. Some of these magnetic compounds show unusual electronic properties. The majority-spin electrons are metallic, whereas the minority-spin electrons are semiconducting.
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PtMnSb, a material with very high magneto-optical Kerr effect
P.G. van Engen, K.H.J. Buschow, R. Jongebreur et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1983 · 330 citations