Design scheme of new tetragonal Heusler compounds for spin-transfer torque applications and its experimental realization.

ABSTRACT: Band Jahn-Teller type structural instabilities of cubic Mn(2)YZ Heusler compounds causing tetragonal distortions can be predicted by ab initio band-structure calculations. This allows for identification of new Heusler materials with tunable magnetic and structural properties that can satisfy the demands for spintronic applications, such as in spin-transfer torque-based devices.

SUBMITTER: Winterlik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3546386 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature