TY - JOUR AU - di Napoli, F. H. S. AU - Bihlmayer, G. AU - Blügel, S. AU - Alouani, M. AU - Dreyssé, H. AU - Llois, A. M. TI - Noncollinear magnetism in LaMn2Ge2 and LaMn2Si2 compounds JO - Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials VL - 272-276 SN - 0304-8853 CY - Amsterdam PB - North-Holland Publ. Co. M1 - PreJuSER-38268 SP - e265 - e266 PY - 2004 N1 - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012 AB - Ab initio total energy calculations by means of the FLEUR code, an implementation of the FP-LAPW method, indicate that the ground states of LaMn2Ge2 and LaMn2Si2 exhibit noncollinear magnetism in agreement with the low temperature experimental data. Despite the difference between the calculated and measured canting angles, the trend is well reproduced by the theory. Preliminary calculations using the generalized Bloch's theorem leads to a spin spiral in LaMn2Ge2. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - J (WoSType) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000202897200114 DO - DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.12.1098 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/38268 ER -