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Half-metallicity in new Heusler alloys Mn2ScZ (Z = Si, Ge, Sn)
Atul Saxena,Abeer E. Aly,Amit Shankar
RSC Advances Pub Date : 02/21/2020 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C9RA09303F
Abstract

Study of half-metallicity has been performed in a new series of Mn2ScZ (Z = Si, Ge and Sn) full Heusler alloys using density functional theory with the calculation and implementation of a Hubbard correction term (U). Volume optimization in magnetic and non-magnetic phases for both the Cu2MnAl and Hg2CuTi type structures was done to predict the stable ground state configuration. The stability was determined by calculating their formation energy as well as from elastic constants under ambient conditions. A half-metal is predicted for Mn2ScSi and Mn2ScGe with a narrow band gap in the minority spin whereas Mn2ScSn shows a metallic nature. The magnetic moments of Mn and Sc are coupled in opposite directions with different strengths indicating that the ferrimagnetic order and the total magnetic moment per formula unit for half-metals follows the Slater Pauling rule. And a strong effect was shown by the size of the Z element in the electronic and magnetic properties.

Graphical abstract: Half-metallicity in new Heusler alloys Mn2ScZ (Z = Si, Ge, Sn)
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