Half-metallic materials and their properties / / C.Y. Fong, University of California, Davis, USA, J.E. Pask, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA, L.H. Yang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
| Half-metallic materials and their properties / / C.Y. Fong, University of California, Davis, USA, J.E. Pask, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA, L.H. Yang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA |
| Autore | Fong C. Y (Ching-yao) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, UK, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
620
620.16 |
| Collana | Materials for engineering |
| Soggetto topico | Metallic composites |
| ISBN |
1-299-46215-4
1-908977-13-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Classes of Half-metals; 1.3 Half-metallic Devices; 2. Methods of Studying Half-metals; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Molecular BeamEpitaxy (MBE); 2.2.1. Schematic setup; 2.2.2. Issues concerning growth; 2.2.2.1. Substrate for Heusler alloys; 2.2.2.2. Substrate for HMs with ZB structure; 2.2.2.3. Temperature; 2.3 Characterization of Samples; 2.3.1. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED); 2.3.1.1. Basic information; 2.3.1.2. What is measured; 2.3.2. X-ray reflectometry (XRR); 2.3.2.1. Basic information
2.3.2.2. Schematic setup2.3.2.3. What is measured; 2.3.3. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM); 2.3.3.1. Basic information; 2.3.3.2. What is measured; 2.3.4. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES); 2.3.4.1. Basic processes; 2.3.4.2. Simplified experimental setup; 2.3.4.3. What is measured; 2.3.4.4. Remarks; 2.4 Methods of Determining Physical Properties; 2.4.1. Magnetic properties; 2.4.1.1. SQUID-based magnetometer; 2.4.1.2. Magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE); 2.4.1.3. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD); 2.4.2. Transport properties; 2.4.2.1. Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) 2.4.2.2. Resistivity2.4.2.3. Hall conductivity; 2.4.3. Half-metallic properties; 2.4.3.1. Spin-polarized angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES); 2.4.3.2. Ferromagnet-superconductor tunneling; 2.4.3.3. Andreev reflection; 2.4.3.4. Curie temperature TC; 2.5 TheoreticalMethods; 2.5.1. Density functional theory (DFT); 2.5.1.1. Hohenberg-Kohn theorem I; 2.5.1.2. Hohenberg-Kohn theorem II; 2.5.2. Kohn-Sham equations; 2.5.2.1. Local density approximation (LDA); 2.5.2.2. Spin-polarized Kohn-Sham equations; 2.5.2.3. Generalized gradient approximation (GGA) 2.5.3. Methods of calculating electronic properties2.5.3.1. Linearized augmented plane wave (LAPW) method; 2.5.3.2. Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) method; 2.5.3.3. Pseudopotential method; 2.5.3.4. LDA+U; 2.5.4. Methods of calculating Curie temperature TC; 2.5.4.1. Determination of the dominant excitation; 2.5.4.2. Basic idea; 2.5.4.3. Comments on practical calculations; 3. Heusler Alloys; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Half-Heusler and Full-Heusler Alloys; 3.3 Methods of Growing Heusler Alloys; 3.3.1. Bulk Heusler alloys; 3.3.1.1. Arc-melting method; 3.3.1.2. Tri-arc Czochralski method 3.3.2. Thin films3.3.2.1. MBE method; 3.3.2.2. Radio frequency magnetron sputtering method; 3.3.2.3. Pulsed laser deposition (PLD); 3.4 Characterization of Heusler Alloys; 3.4.1. Bulk Heusler alloys; 3.4.2. Thin films; 3.4.2.1. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES); 3.4.2.2. Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED); 3.5 Physical Properties of Bulk Heusler Alloys; 3.5.1. Magnetic moments and the Slater-Pauling rule; 3.5.2. Insulating gap in half-metallic Heusler alloys; 3.5.2.1. Half-Heusler alloys; 3.5.2.2. Full-Heusler alloys; 3.5.3. Polarization at EF; 3.5.4. Magnetic moments 3.5.5. Curie temperature TC |
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| London, UK, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Half-metallic materials and their properties / / C.Y. Fong, University of California, Davis, USA, J.E. Pask, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA, L.H. Yang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
| Half-metallic materials and their properties / / C.Y. Fong, University of California, Davis, USA, J.E. Pask, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA, L.H. Yang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA |
| Autore | Fong C. Y (Ching-yao) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, UK, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
620
620.16 |
| Collana | Materials for engineering |
| Soggetto topico | Metallic composites |
| ISBN |
1-299-46215-4
1-908977-13-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Classes of Half-metals; 1.3 Half-metallic Devices; 2. Methods of Studying Half-metals; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Molecular BeamEpitaxy (MBE); 2.2.1. Schematic setup; 2.2.2. Issues concerning growth; 2.2.2.1. Substrate for Heusler alloys; 2.2.2.2. Substrate for HMs with ZB structure; 2.2.2.3. Temperature; 2.3 Characterization of Samples; 2.3.1. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED); 2.3.1.1. Basic information; 2.3.1.2. What is measured; 2.3.2. X-ray reflectometry (XRR); 2.3.2.1. Basic information
2.3.2.2. Schematic setup2.3.2.3. What is measured; 2.3.3. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM); 2.3.3.1. Basic information; 2.3.3.2. What is measured; 2.3.4. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES); 2.3.4.1. Basic processes; 2.3.4.2. Simplified experimental setup; 2.3.4.3. What is measured; 2.3.4.4. Remarks; 2.4 Methods of Determining Physical Properties; 2.4.1. Magnetic properties; 2.4.1.1. SQUID-based magnetometer; 2.4.1.2. Magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE); 2.4.1.3. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD); 2.4.2. Transport properties; 2.4.2.1. Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) 2.4.2.2. Resistivity2.4.2.3. Hall conductivity; 2.4.3. Half-metallic properties; 2.4.3.1. Spin-polarized angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES); 2.4.3.2. Ferromagnet-superconductor tunneling; 2.4.3.3. Andreev reflection; 2.4.3.4. Curie temperature TC; 2.5 TheoreticalMethods; 2.5.1. Density functional theory (DFT); 2.5.1.1. Hohenberg-Kohn theorem I; 2.5.1.2. Hohenberg-Kohn theorem II; 2.5.2. Kohn-Sham equations; 2.5.2.1. Local density approximation (LDA); 2.5.2.2. Spin-polarized Kohn-Sham equations; 2.5.2.3. Generalized gradient approximation (GGA) 2.5.3. Methods of calculating electronic properties2.5.3.1. Linearized augmented plane wave (LAPW) method; 2.5.3.2. Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) method; 2.5.3.3. Pseudopotential method; 2.5.3.4. LDA+U; 2.5.4. Methods of calculating Curie temperature TC; 2.5.4.1. Determination of the dominant excitation; 2.5.4.2. Basic idea; 2.5.4.3. Comments on practical calculations; 3. Heusler Alloys; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Half-Heusler and Full-Heusler Alloys; 3.3 Methods of Growing Heusler Alloys; 3.3.1. Bulk Heusler alloys; 3.3.1.1. Arc-melting method; 3.3.1.2. Tri-arc Czochralski method 3.3.2. Thin films3.3.2.1. MBE method; 3.3.2.2. Radio frequency magnetron sputtering method; 3.3.2.3. Pulsed laser deposition (PLD); 3.4 Characterization of Heusler Alloys; 3.4.1. Bulk Heusler alloys; 3.4.2. Thin films; 3.4.2.1. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES); 3.4.2.2. Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED); 3.5 Physical Properties of Bulk Heusler Alloys; 3.5.1. Magnetic moments and the Slater-Pauling rule; 3.5.2. Insulating gap in half-metallic Heusler alloys; 3.5.2.1. Half-Heusler alloys; 3.5.2.2. Full-Heusler alloys; 3.5.3. Polarization at EF; 3.5.4. Magnetic moments 3.5.5. Curie temperature TC |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822478803321 |
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| London, UK, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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