Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-12-15
M. Meinert et al 2011 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23 116005
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
12 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-8984/23/11/116005
The generalized Heusler compounds Mn2CoZ (Z = Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Sb) with the Hg2CuTi structure are of large interest due to their half-metallic ferrimagnetism. The complex magnetic interactions between the constituents are studied by first principles calculations of the Heisenberg exchange coupling parameters, and Curie temperatures are calculated from those. Due to the direct Mn-Mn exchange interaction in Mn2CoZ, the Curie temperature decreases, while the total moment increases when changing Z from one group to another. The exchange interactions are dominated by a strong direct exchange between Co and its nearest neighbor Mn on the B site, which is nearly constant. The coupling between the nearest-neighbor Mn atoms scales with the magnetic moment of the Mn atom on the C site. Calculations with different lattice parameters suggest a negative pressure dependence of the Curie temperature, which follows from decreasing magnetic moments. Curie temperatures of more than 800 K are predicted for Mn2CoAl (890 K), Mn2CoGa (886 K), and Mn2CoIn (845 K).
Meinert Markus
Reiss Günter
Schmalhorst Jan-Michael
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