Heusler Alloys Properties, Growth, Applications
This book gives an overview of the physics of Heusler compounds ranging from fundamental properties of these alloys to their applications. Especially Heusler compounds as half-metallic ferromagnetic and topological insulators are important in condensed ma
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Claudia Felser Atsufumi Hirohata Editors
Heusler Alloys Properties, Growth, Applications
Springer Series in Materials Science Volume 222
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Editors Claudia Felser Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe Dresden Germany
Atsufumi Hirohata Department of Electronics University of York York UK
ISSN 0933-033X ISSN 2196-2812 (electronic) Springer Series in Materials Science ISBN 978-3-319-21448-1 ISBN 978-3-319-21449-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21449-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015945328 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Since the discovery of Cu2MnSn by Friedrich Heusler in 1903, this type of ternary alloys has been intensively investigated due to its ferromagnetism without containing any ferromagnetic elements, such as Fe, Co, Ni and Gd. Such an alloy, known as Heusler alloy, has been demonstrated to form thermal antiphase b
