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JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages 130-142Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-016-4859-9
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FP-LAPW; Heusler compounds; magnetic properties; thermal properties
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- University Djillali Liabes at Sidi Bel-Abbes (Algeria)
- University of Hassiba Ben Bouali, Chlef (Algeria)
- CEN-TEM project [CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0088]
- ERDF as part of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports OP RDI program
- CENTEM PLUS from Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports under ''National Sustainability Program I. [LO1402]
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We report on the investigation of the structural and physical properties of the Co(2)VZ (Z = Al, Ga) Heusler alloys, with L21 structure, through first-principles calculations involving the full potential linearized augmented plane-wave method within density functional theory. These physical properties mainly revolve around the electronic, magnetic and thermodynamic properties. By using the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof generalized gradient approximation, the calculated lattice constants and spin magnetic moments were found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. Furthermore, the thermal effects using the quasi-harmonic Debye model have been investigated in depth while taking into account the lattice vibrations, the temperature and the pressure effects on the structural parameters. The heat capacities, the thermal expansion coefficient and the Debye temperatures have also been determined from the non-equilibrium Gibbs functions. An application of the atom in molecule theory is presented and discussed in order to analyze the bonding nature of the Heusler alloys. The focus is on the mixing of the metallic and covalent behavior of Co(2)VZ (Z = Al, Ga) Heusler alloys.
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