Electronic structures, magnetic properties and half-metallicity in Heusler alloys Zr2IrZ (Z = Al, Ga, In)

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The electronic structures, magnetic properties and half-metallicity in Zr2IrZ (Z = Al, Ga, In) alloys with the Hg2CuTi-type structure were systematically investigated by using the first-principle calculations.
Zr2IrZ (Z = Al, Ga, In) alloys are predicted to be half-metallic ferrimagnets which are quite robust against hydrostatic strain and tetragonal deformation. The total magnetic moment of Zr2IrZ (Z = Al, Ga, In) alloys mainly originates from the 4d electrons of Zr atoms and follows the conventional Slater-Pauling rule: Mt = Zt18. (Mt is the total magnetic moment per unit cell and Zt is the valence concentration). The origin of the band gap for Zr2IrZ (Z = Al, Ga, In) alloys is also well studied. Unconventionally, Zr2Ir-based alloys contain element with 5d valence electrons, which implies a wider field to search for new halfmetallic materials.

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