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First-Principles Study of the Physical Properties of the New Quaternary Heusler Alloy CoMnVZ (Z = Sn and Sb)

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The physical properties of two new quaternary Heusler alloys CoMnVSn and CoMnVSb were systematically studied by using first-principles calculation. The results show that the type-1 structures of ferromagnetic phase for these two alloys are the most stable. They all exhibit half-metallic behavior at equilibrium, and their half-metallic characteristics are maintained in the lattice region of 5.73–6.19 Å for CoMnVSn and 5.82–6.18 Å for CoMnVSb. The calculated magnetic moment Mt of each molecular unit in the half-metal lattice region strictly follows the Slater–Pauling empirical rule Mt = Zt – 24, where Zt is the number of valence electrons. The elastic constants show that the mechanical properties of the two compounds are stable at equilibrium, and the anisotropy factor and three-dimensional Young’s modulus confirm that they have anisotropy. It is expected that the CoMnVSn and CoMnVSb alloys are promising candidates in spintronics.

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This work is supported by the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Hubei University of Automotive Technology (grant no. BK201804), the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (grant no. 2017CFB740), and the Innovation Training Program for College Students of Hubei University of Automotive Technology (grant no. DC2019118).

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Zhou, HJ., Huang, HM. & Luo, SJ. First-Principles Study of the Physical Properties of the New Quaternary Heusler Alloy CoMnVZ (Z = Sn and Sb). Phys. Solid State 63, 272–278 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783421020128

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