Polar metals are an intriguing class of materials that simultaneously host free carriers and
polar structural distortions. Despite the name “polar metal,” however, most well-studied polar …

Heusler compounds, in both cubic and hexagonal polymorphs, exhibit a remarkable range
of electronic, magnetic, elastic, and topological properties, rivaling that of the transition metal …

A major challenge for ferroelectric devices is the depolarization field, which competes with
and often destroys long-range polar order in the limit of ultrathin films. Recent theoretical …

The electronic, magnetic, thermoelectric, and topological properties of Heusler compounds
(composition XYZ or X 2 YZ) are highly sensitive to stoichiometry and defects. Here we …

Topological materials often exhibit remarkably linear nonsaturating magnetoresistance
(LMR), which is both of scientific and technological importance. However, the role of …

Property Engineering of Rare-earth Based Half Heusler Thin Films and Membranes by Dongxue
Du A dissertation submitted in partial Page 1 Property Engineering of Rare-earth Based Half …