TY - JOUR
T1 -
Magnetic properties of the half-metallic Heusler alloys Co
2
VAl and Co
2
VGa under pressure
AU - Kanomata, T.
AU - Chieda, Y.
AU - Endo, K.
AU - Okada, H.
AU - Nagasako, M.
AU - Kobayashi, K.
AU - Kainuma, R.
AU - Umetsu, R. Y.
AU - Takahashi, H.
AU - Furutani, Y.
AU - Nishihara, H.
AU - Abe, K.
AU - Miura, Y.
AU - Shirai, M.
PY - 2010/10/7
Y1 - 2010/10/7
N2 -
Magnetization measurements have been carried out at high pressure up to 12.1 kbar for Co
2
VAl and Co
2
VGa with a miniature high-pressure clamp cell. The magnetic moment measured at 5 K is independent of pressure for Co
2
VGa. This is an experimental observation that gives clear evidence that Co
2
VGa possesses half-metallic electronic structure. On the other hand, a sizable pressure dependence of the magnetic moment is observed for Co
2
VAl and it is attributed to the precipitation of the bcc particles in the matrix L 2
1
phase. The Curie temperature decreases with increasing pressure for Co
2
VGa, reflecting characteristics typical for usual itinerant electron systems. The negative pressure dependence of the Curie temperature found in Co
2
VGa contrasts fairly with that of other Heusler alloys containing Mn atoms.
AB -
Magnetization measurements have been carried out at high pressure up to 12.1 kbar for Co
2
VAl and Co
2
VGa with a miniature high-pressure clamp cell. The magnetic moment measured at 5 K is independent of pressure for Co
2
VGa. This is an experimental observation that gives clear evidence that Co
2
VGa possesses half-metallic electronic structure. On the other hand, a sizable pressure dependence of the magnetic moment is observed for Co
2
VAl and it is attributed to the precipitation of the bcc particles in the matrix L 2
1
phase. The Curie temperature decreases with increasing pressure for Co
2
VGa, reflecting characteristics typical for usual itinerant electron systems. The negative pressure dependence of the Curie temperature found in Co
2
VGa contrasts fairly with that of other Heusler alloys containing Mn atoms.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.144415
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.144415
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78049477657
VL - 82
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
SN - 0163-1829
IS - 14
M1 - 144415
ER -