%0 Journal Article
%A Mavropoulos, Ph.
%A Galanakis, I.
%A Popescu, V.
%A Dederichs, P. H.
%T Influence of spin-orbit coupling on the band gap of Heusler alloys
%J Journal of physics / Condensed matter
%V 16
%@ 0953-8984
%C Bristol
%I IOP Publ.
%M PreJuSER-42803
%P s5759 - s5762
%D 2004
%Z Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
%X The band gap of half-metallic ferromagnets can be affected by the spin-orbit coupling, which introduces there a small, but non-vanishing, density of states. We study this effect in the case of Heusler alloys. We find that, as a rule, the spin polarization in the middle of the gap decreases for compounds of heavier elements.
%K J (WoSType)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000226025300044
%R 10.1088/0953-8984/16/48/043
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/42803