TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced spin polarization of Co2MnGe Heusler alloy by substitution of Ga for Ge
AU - Varaprasad, B. S.D.Ch S.
AU - Rajanikanth, A.
AU - Takahashi, Y. K.
AU - Hono, K.
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - Point contact Andreev reflection (PCAR) measurements indicated that the conductive spin polarization of the Co2MnGe Heusler alloy was enhanced substantially by the substitution of Ga for Ge. While the spin polarization of the conductive electrons of Co2MnGe and Co 2MnGa was estimated to be around 0.6, that of the Co 2MnGe0.75Ga0.25 quaternary alloy was 0.74, the highest value measured by PCAR for Heusler alloys. Moreover, the alloy was found to be an L21 intermetallic compound having a high Curie temperature of 895 K.
AB - Point contact Andreev reflection (PCAR) measurements indicated that the conductive spin polarization of the Co2MnGe Heusler alloy was enhanced substantially by the substitution of Ga for Ge. While the spin polarization of the conductive electrons of Co2MnGe and Co 2MnGa was estimated to be around 0.6, that of the Co 2MnGe0.75Ga0.25 quaternary alloy was 0.74, the highest value measured by PCAR for Heusler alloys. Moreover, the alloy was found to be an L21 intermetallic compound having a high Curie temperature of 895 K.
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U2 - 10.1143/APEX.3.023002
DO - 10.1143/APEX.3.023002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:76949101990
SN - 1882-0778
VL - 3
JO - Applied Physics Express
JF - Applied Physics Express
IS - 2
M1 - 023002
ER -