Pressure and spin effect on the stability, electronic and mechanic properties of three equiatomic quaternary Heusler (FeVHfZ, Z = Al, Si, and Ge) compounds
     
Yazarlar (5)
G. Surucu
Middle East Technical University (Metu), Türkiye
A. Gencer
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi, Türkiye
O. Surucu
Atilim University, Türkiye
D. Usanmaz
Kettering University, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Prof. Dr. Abdullah CANDAN Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Materials Today Communications (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 2352-4928 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 01-2021
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 29 / 1 / – DOI 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102941
Makale Linki https://hdl.handle.net/11492/5500
Özet
In this paper, three equiatomic quaternary Heusler compounds -FeVHfZ (Z = Al, Si, and Ge) - are investigated for their structural, magnetic, electronic, mechanic, and lattice dynamic properties under pressure effect. These compounds are optimized for under three structural types and three magnetic phases: beta is the most stable structure with ferromagnetic phase. The electronic properties reveal that FeVHfAl is a half-metal, and that FeVHfSi and FeVHfGe are spin gapless semiconductors. In addition to electronic band structure, possible hybridization and partial density of states are presented. Furthermore, the mechanical properties are studied, and the three-dimensional direction-dependent mechanical properties are visualized under varying pressure effects. Our results reveal the half-metal and spin gapless semiconductor nature of the ferromagnetic FeVHfZ com-pounds, making them promising materials for spintronics applications.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Half-metals, Spin gapless semiconductors, Density functional theory, Equiatomic quaternary Heusler compounds