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Theoretical Prediction of Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties of Rh2Y In (Y = Nd, Sm) Full-Heusler Alloys

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We have studied the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of Rh2Y In (Y = Nd, Sm) alloys based on rare earth elements, using the full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method (FP-LAPW) implemented in the Wien2K computer code with the parameterization of the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and the local density approximation (LDA). Our results reveal a metallic behavior for rare earth-based full-Heusler Rh2Y In (Y = Nd, Sm) alloys. Indeed, the structure of the state density illustrates a polarization for the up orientation (metal character) and a pseudo gap at the down orientation.

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This work was carried out in the laboratory of theoretical physics at the University of Tlemcen.

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  1. Team: Physique de l’Etat Solide, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université A Belkaïd, BP 119, 13000, Tlemcen, Algeria

    Badr-eddine Nabil Brahmi, Nabila Niama Koudjeti, Samiha Dergal, Smaine Bekhechi & Rania Boudefla

  2. Laboratoire de Matiére Condensée et Sciences Interdisciplinaires (La MCScI), Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, B. P. 1014, Rabat, Morocco

    Hamid Ez-Zahraouy

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Brahmi, Be.N., Koudjeti, N.N., Dergal, S. et al. Theoretical Prediction of Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties of Rh2Y In (Y = Nd, Sm) Full-Heusler Alloys. J Supercond Nov Magn 31, 3091–3095 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-018-4832-3

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