Ab-initio study of structural, elastic, ...
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Title :
Ab-initio study of structural, elastic, thermal, electronic and
magnetic properties of quaternary Heusler alloys CoMnCrZ (Z = Al, As, Si,
Ge)
Author(s) :
Mohamedi, Mohamed Walid [Auteur]
Chahed, Abbes [Auteur]
Amar, Amina [Auteur]
Rozale, Habib [Auteur]
Lakdja, Abdelaziz [Auteur]
Benhelal, Omar [Auteur]
Sayede, Adlane [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181 [UCCS]
Chahed, Abbes [Auteur]
Amar, Amina [Auteur]
Rozale, Habib [Auteur]
Lakdja, Abdelaziz [Auteur]
Benhelal, Omar [Auteur]
Sayede, Adlane [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181 [UCCS]
Journal title :
The European Physical Journal B
Volume number :
89
Publication date :
2016-12-07
HAL domain(s) :
Chimie/Chimie inorganique
English abstract : [en]
First-principles approach is used to study the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of CoMnCrZ (Z = Al, Si, Ge and As) quaternary Heusler compounds, using full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) ...
Show more >First-principles approach is used to study the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of CoMnCrZ (Z = Al, Si, Ge and As) quaternary Heusler compounds, using full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) scheme within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The computed equilibrium lattice parameters agree well with the available theoretical data. The obtained negative formation energy shows that CoMnCrZ (Z = Al, Si, Ge, As) compounds have strong structural stability. The elastic constants C ij are calculated using the total energy variation with strain technique. The polycrystalline elastic moduli (namely: the shear modulus, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, sound velocities, Debye temperature and melting temperature were derived from the obtained single-crystal elastic constants. The ductility mechanism for the studied compounds is discussed via the elastic constants C ij . Our calculations with the GGA approximation predict that CoMnCrGe, CoMnCrAl, CoMnCrSi and CoMnCrAs are half-metallic ferrimagnets (HMFs) with a half-metallic gap E HM of 0.03 eV, 0.19 eV, 0.34 eV and 0.50 eV for, respectively. We also find that the half-metallicity is maintained on a wide range of lattice constants.Show less >
Show more >First-principles approach is used to study the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of CoMnCrZ (Z = Al, Si, Ge and As) quaternary Heusler compounds, using full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) scheme within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The computed equilibrium lattice parameters agree well with the available theoretical data. The obtained negative formation energy shows that CoMnCrZ (Z = Al, Si, Ge, As) compounds have strong structural stability. The elastic constants C ij are calculated using the total energy variation with strain technique. The polycrystalline elastic moduli (namely: the shear modulus, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, sound velocities, Debye temperature and melting temperature were derived from the obtained single-crystal elastic constants. The ductility mechanism for the studied compounds is discussed via the elastic constants C ij . Our calculations with the GGA approximation predict that CoMnCrGe, CoMnCrAl, CoMnCrSi and CoMnCrAs are half-metallic ferrimagnets (HMFs) with a half-metallic gap E HM of 0.03 eV, 0.19 eV, 0.34 eV and 0.50 eV for, respectively. We also find that the half-metallicity is maintained on a wide range of lattice constants.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
Administrative institution(s) :
ENSCL
CNRS
Centrale Lille
Univ. Artois
Université de Lille
CNRS
Centrale Lille
Univ. Artois
Université de Lille
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Research team(s) :
Couches minces & nanomatériaux (CMNM)
Submission date :
2019-09-25T14:05:22Z