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Basics and Prospectives of Magnetic Heusler Compounds

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Manganese-rich Heusler compounds attract much interest in the context of spin transfer torque and rare-earth free hard magnets. Here we give a comprehensive overview of the magnetic properties of non-centrosymmetric cubic Mn\(_2\)-based Heusler materials, which are characterized by an antiparallel coupling of magnetic moments on Mn atoms. Such a ferrimagnetic order leads to the emergence of new properties that are absent in ferromagnetic centrosymmetric Heusler structures. In terms of the band structure calculations, we explain the formation of this magnetic order and the Curie temperatures. This overview is intended to establish guidelines for a basic understanding of magnetism in Mn\(_2\)-based Heusler compounds.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Projects TP 2.3-A, TP 1.2-A of the research unit FOR 1464 “ASPIMATT”) and the European Research Council (ERC) Grant (No. 291472) “Idea Heusler!”.

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  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle/saale, Germany

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Felser, C., Wollmann, L., Chadov, S., Fecher, G.H., Parkin, S.S.P. (2016). Basics and Prospectives of Magnetic Heusler Compounds. In: Felser, C., Hirohata, A. (eds) Heusler Alloys. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 222. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21449-8_2

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