Electronic structure, magnetism, and antisite disorder in CoFeCrGe and CoMnCrAl quaternary Heusler alloys
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai (India)
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai (India); Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)
- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technology (CSIR), Thiruvananthapuram (India)
- Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
In this study, we present a combined theoretical and experimental study of two quaternary Heusler alloys CoFeCrGe (CFCG) and CoMnCrAl (CMCA), promising candidates for spintronics applications. Magnetization measurement shows the saturation magnetization and transition temperature to be 3 μB, 866 K and 0.9 μB, 358 K for CFCG and CMCA respectively. The magnetization values agree fairly well with our theoretical results and also obey the Slater-Pauling rule, a prerequisite for half metallicity. A striking difference between the two systems is their structure; CFCG crystallizes in fully ordered Y-type structure while CMCA has L21 disordered structure. The antisite disorder adds a somewhat unique property to the second compound, which arises due to the probabilistic mutual exchange of Al positions with Cr/Mn and such an effect is possibly expected due to comparable electronegativities of Al and Cr/Mn. Ab initio simulation predicted a unique transition from half metallic ferromagnet to metallic antiferromagnet beyond a critical excess concentration of Al in the alloy.
- Research Organization:
- Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11358
- OSTI ID:
- 1234450
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1228800
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-8800; PRBMDO
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 22; ISSN 1098-0121
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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