1.Department of Mathematics and Physics, Hebei Instituteof Architecture Civil Engineering, Zhangjiakou 075000, China 2.College of Physics and Information Engineering, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
Fund Project:Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11504247), the Hebei Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant Nos. A2018205144, E2016205268), the Department of Science and Technology of Hebei Province Scientific and Technological Research Project, China (Grant Nos. 13211032, 15211036), the Financial Support from Science and Technology Plan Projects of Zhangjiakou City, China (Grant No. 1611070A), and the Ph. D. Programs Foundation of Hebei Institute of Architecture Civil Engineering, China.
Received Date:17 February 2019
Accepted Date:16 May 2019
Available Online:01 August 2019
Published Online:05 August 2019
Abstract:Using the first principle full-potential linearized augmented wave method we study the electronic structure and elastic and magnetic properties of CoMnZnZ (Z = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) LiMgPdSn-type Heusler alloys. These compounds have the composition CoMnZnZ with 1︰1︰1︰1 stoichiometry, where Z denotes the main group element Si, or Ge, or Sn, or Pb. The exchange-correlations are treated within the generalized gradient approximation of Perdewe-Burke-Ernzerhof. For each of all studied Heusler alloys, the ferromagnetic state is considered to be more stable than the paramagnetic state, judged by the energy. The total energy of the magnetic calculation is lower than that of the nonmagnetic state for each of all three serise compounds at the equilibrium lattice constant, indicating that the magnetic state is more stable than the nonmagnetic state. We determine the elastic constants C11, C12 and C44, which have not been established previously in experiment nor in theory. The elastic constant indicates the weakened resistance to sheardeformation compared with the resistance to unidirectional compression. We derive other mechanical parameters, i.e., the shear modulus G, Young’s modulus E, Poisson’s ratio ν, and shear anisotropic factor A, which are the important elastic moduli for applications. These compounds each have a lower anisotropy and possess a low probability to develop micro-crack or structural defect in its growing process. The sound velocity and Debye temperature for each of the CoMnZnZ (Z = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) compounds in their stable structure are calculated. The CoMnZnPb exhibits the lowest Debye temperature, and the highest value is observed for CoMnZnGe. The electronic structure calculations show that CoMnZnZ (Z = Si, Ge, Sn) each exhibit a gap in the band of minority states, and they are clearly half-metallic ferromagnets, except for the CoMnZnPb. The CoMnZnZ (Z = Si, Ge, Sn) compounds and their magnetic moments are in reasonable agreement with the Slater-Pauling rule, and they comply with a Slater-Pauling rule of Mt = Zt – 28, which indicates the half metallicity and high spin polarization for these compounds. The CoMnZnSi compound has the largest half-metallic gap value and the gap is about 0.66 eV. The magnetic properties are primarily determined by the Mn atoms, which contribute the highest magnetic moments. The localmoment of the Z element atom is negligibly small. The hybridization of the d orbitals between Co and Mn can explain the origin of the Slater-Pauling rule in half-metallic quaternary Heusler alloys. The half-metallic gap comes mainly from the interaction between the Co and Mn atoms. Keywords:Heusler compounds/ half metallic materials/ first principle/ electronic structure
表1CoMnZnSi, CoMnZnGe, CoMnZnSn, CoMnZnPb四种化合物对应的平衡晶格常数a0、体积弹性模量B、压力导数B'和平衡能量E0 Table1.Calculated equilibrium lattice parameters a0, bulk modulus B, its pressure derivative B' and equilibrium energy E0 for CoMnZnZ (Z = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) compounds.
表2计算得到的各化合物的单晶弹性常数Cij、多晶剪切模量G、杨氏模量E、泊松比ν和剪切各向异性常数A Table2.Calculated single crystal elastic constants Cij and polycrystalline elastic modulus (shear modulus G, Young’s modulus E, Poisson’s ratio ν) shear anisotropic factor A for compounds.
表3计算得到的温度压力均为0状态下的纵向(vl)、横向(vt)、平均声速 (vm)和德拜温度(θD) Table3.Calculated longitudinal (vl), transverse (vt), and average (vm) sound velocity and Debye temperature (θD) for compounds.