Cobalt-based full-Heusler compounds with composition Co 2 M'Z (where M'is a transition
metal and Z is a main group element) are attracting attention due to their predicted half …

In the recent decade, the family of Heusler compounds has attracted tremendous scientific
and technological interest in the field of spintronics. This is essentially due to their …

Ferromagnetic thin films of Heusler compounds are highly relevant for spintronic
applications owing to their predicted half-metallicity, that is, 100% spin polarization at the …

Abstract Knowledge of the spin polarization is of fundamental importance for the use of a
material in spintronics applications. Here, we used femtosecond optical excitation of half …

First-principle calculations have been performed to study Gd impurities do** effect on the
physical properties of the Heusler half-metallic ferromagnet Co _ 2 CrSi Co 2 CrSi using the …

We present first-principles based calculations of electronic structures and tunneling
conductance of Co 2 YZ/MgO (∼ 2 nm)/Co 2 YZ (001)(YZ= MnSi, CrAl) magnetic tunnel …

We have investigated the structural, electronic, magnetic, thermoelectric, optical, elastic and
thermal properties of Co 2 Mn 1-x Ti x Ge using the first-principles full-potential linearized …

Spin-valve-type epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) consisting of a full-Heusler alloy
Co 2 FeAl (CFA) and a MgO tunnel barrier were fabricated on a single-crystal MgO (001) …

While the pseudogap dominates the phase diagram of hole-doped cuprates, connecting the
antiferromagnetic parent insulator at low do** to the strange metal at higher do**, its …

The energies and lifetimes of magnons in several Mn-based Heusler alloys are studied
using linear response density functional theory. The number of the spin wave branches in …