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Nonquasiparticle states above the Fermi energy are studied by first-principle dynamical mean field calculations for a prototype half-metallic ferromagnet, NiMnSb. We present a quantitative evaluation of the spectral weight of this…
Spin relaxation in-plane anisotropy is predicted for heterostructures based on zinc-blende semiconductors. It is shown that it manifests itself especially brightly if the two spin relaxation mechanisms (D'yakonov-Perel' and Rashba) are…
We propose and investigate the properties of a digital ferromagnetic heterostructure (DFH) consisting of a $\delta$-doped layer of Mn in Si, using \textit{ab initio} electronic-structure methods. We find that (i) ferromagnetic order of the…
A comprehensive first-principles theoretical study of the electronic properties and half-metallic nature of finite zigzag carbon nanotubes is presented. Unlike previous reports, we find that all nanotubes studied present a spin-polarized…
Half-metallic ferromagnetic full-Heusler alloys containing Co and Mn, having the formula Co$_2$MnZ where Z a sp element, are among the most studied Heusler alloys due to their stable ferromagnetism and the high Curie temperatures which they…
We would like to comment that the prediction of Half-mtallicity in only B edge H-passivated zigzag boron nitride nanoribbons (ZBNNR-BH), by Zheng et al.1, is not correct as their interpretation is erroneous. Since it is well known that for…
The structure of the pseudo-binary mercury chalcogenide alloy HgSe0.7S0.3 has been studied by means of X-ray and neutron powder diffraction at pressures up to 8.5 GPa. A phase transition from the cubic zinc blende structure to the hexagonal…
The micromagnetic distribution in a dielectric nanoparticle is theoretically considered. It is shown that the existence of inhomogeneous magnetoelectric interaction in magnetic dielectrics provides the possibility to stabilize the vortex…
Motivated by contradicting reports in the literature, we have investigated the structural stability of tungsten nanoparticles using density functional theory calculations. The comparison of BCC, FCC, A15, disordered, and icosahedral…
In this paper, we use the first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory to investigate structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Fe$_{2}$YSn with (Y = Mn, Ti and V). The generalized gradient approximation…
Electronic structure calculations for layered zincblende semiconductors are described within a restricted basis formalism which naturally and non-perturbatively accomodates both crystalline inversion asymmetry and cubic anisotropy. These…
Six half-metallic ferromagnets X0.75Y0.25C (X=Si, Ge, Sn and Y =Ca and Sr) with zinc-blende structure, resulting from alkaline-earth (Ca, Sr) substitution for X, are predicted based on the density functional theory. The calculated total…
Large-scale atomically thin metals can be stabilized through confinement epitaxy at graphene / SiC interface, which exhibit a gradient bonding type and are air stable, providing a compelling platform for quantum and optoelectronic…
Using first-principles density functional theory calculations, we investigate a family of stable two-dimensional crystals with chemical formula $A_2B_2$, where $A$ and $B$ belong to groups IV and V, respectively ($A$ = C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb;…
The emergence of ferromagnetism in two-dimensional van der Waals materials has aroused broad interest. However, the ferromagnetic instability has been a problem remained. In this work, by using the first-principles calculations, we…
Using state-of-the-art first-principles calculations we study the properties of the ferromagnetic Heusler compounds NiYSi where Y stands for V, Cr or Mn. NiCrSi and NiMnSi contrary to NiVSi are half-metallic at their equilibrium lattice…
Large spin splitting in the conduction band (CB) and valence band (VB) of ferromagnetic semiconductors (FMSs), predicted by the influential mean-field Zener model[1,2] and assumed in many spintronic device proposals[3-8], has never been…
Bulk metallic glass forms when liquid metal alloys solidify without crystalization. In the search for Iron-based bulk glass-forming alloys of the metal-metalloid type (Fe-B- and Fe-C-based), crystals based on the structural prototype C6Cr23…
We investigate the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of the full Heusler compounds Mn$_2$YSn (Y = Mo, Nb, Zr) by first-principles density functional theory using the generalized gradient approximation. It is found that the…