Faculty Publications
Structure And Magnetism Of Nifemngaxsn1-X (X = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.00) Heusler Compounds
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
AIP Advances
Volume
9
Issue
3
Abstract
The crystal structure and magnetic properties of NiFeMnGaxSn1-x (x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00) Heusler compounds have been investigated experimentally and theoretically. The computational results suggest that NiFeMnGa0.75Sn0.25 is nearly half-metallic with a spin polarization P of 87%. The bulk samples prepared using arc-melting and annealing exhibit a high degree of Y-type order. All the investigated samples show ferromagnetic spin order with the Curie temperatures ranging from 284 K for NiFeMnGa to 408 K for NiFeMnSn. The intermediate composition NiFeMnGa0.75Sn0.25, which is predicted to be nearly half metallic, has a saturation magnetization of 66.50 emu/g and Curie temperature of 326 K. These results indicate that the NiFeMnGa0.75Sn0.25 alloy has potential for spin-transport-based devices.
Department
Department of Physics
Original Publication Date
3-1-2019
DOI of published version
10.1063/1.5068680
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Waybright, Jace; Halbritter, Lee; Dahal, Bishnu; Qian, Hanyang; Huh, Yung; Lukashev, Pavel; and Kharel, Parashu, "Structure And Magnetism Of Nifemngaxsn1-X (X = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.00) Heusler Compounds" (2019). Faculty Publications. 524.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/524
