Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2008-07-24
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 321, 1084 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
We present an extended study of single impurity atoms and atomic swaps in half-metallic CrAs, CrSb and CrSe zinc-blende compounds. Although the perfect alloys present a rather large gap in the minority-spin band, all defects under study, with the exception of void impurities at Cr and sp sites and Cr impurities at sp sites (as long as no swap occurs), induce new states within the gap. The Fermi level can be pinned within these new minority states depending on the lattice constant used for the calculations and the electronegativity of the sp atoms. Although these impurity states are localized in space around the impurity atoms and very fast we regain the bulk behavior, their interaction can lead to wide bands within the gap and thus loss of the half-metallic character.
Galanakis Iosif
Pouliasis S. G.
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