• DocumentCode
    1392662
  • Title

    Heusler Compounds—A Material Class With Exceptional Properties

  • Author

    Graf, Tanja ; Parkin, Stuart S.P. ; Felser, Claudia

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Anal. & Inorg. Chem., Johannes Gutenberg-Univ. Mainz, Mainz, Germany
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    367
  • Lastpage
    373
  • Abstract
    The class of Heusler compounds, including the XYZ and the X2YZ compounds, has not only an endless number of members, but also a vast variety of properties can be found in this class of materials, ranging from semiconductors, half-metallic ferromagnets, superconductors, and topological insulators to shape memory alloys. With this review article, we would like to provide an overview of Heusler compounds, focusing on their structure, properties, and potential applications.
  • Keywords
    crystal structure; ferromagnetic materials; insulators; reviews; semiconductor materials; shape memory effects; superconducting materials; Heusler compounds; half-metallic ferromagnets; review; semiconductors; shape memory alloys; superconductors; topological insulators; Half-metallic ferromagnets; Heusler compounds; spintronics; topological insulators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2010.2096229
  • Filename
    5654590