All-d-Metal Heusler Alloys: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Heusler Alloys
2.1. Composition
2.2. Crystalline Structure
2.3. Influence of p–d Hybridization
2.4. MCE in Heusler Alloys
3. All-d-Metal Heusler Alloys
3.1. Background of These Kinds of Alloys
3.2. Crystalline Structure
3.3. Influence of d–d Hybridization
3.4. MCE in All-d-Metal Heusler Alloys
3.5. Perspectives
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Structure | X Atoms (Sites) | Y Atoms (Sites) | Z Atoms (Sites) |
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L21 | A, C | B | D |
Inverse XA | B, C | A | D |
Disordered B2 | A, C | B, D | B, D |
Disordered A2 | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D | A, B, C, D |
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Bachagha, T.; Suñol, J.-J. All-d-Metal Heusler Alloys: A Review. Metals 2023, 13, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13010111
Bachagha T, Suñol J-J. All-d-Metal Heusler Alloys: A Review. Metals. 2023; 13(1):111. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13010111
Chicago/Turabian StyleBachagha, Tarek, and Joan-Josep Suñol. 2023. "All-d-Metal Heusler Alloys: A Review" Metals 13, no. 1: 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13010111