Magnetism of L1₀ compounds with the composition MT (M = Rh, Pd, Pt, Ir and T = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni)

Authors

Arti Kashyap, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Ralph Skomski, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Ashok K. Solanki, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Yinfan Xu, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
David J. Sellmyer, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

6-1-2004

Comments

Published by American Institute of Physics. J. Applied Physics 7480-7482 (2004). ©2004 American Institute of Physics. Permission to use. http://jap.aip.org/jap/.

Abstract

The electronic band structure of ordered equiatomic compounds of 3d transition elements (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) with nonmagnetic 4d and 5d elements (Rh, Pd, Pt, Ir) are investigated by linear muffin-tin orbital calculations. The systematic study considers 3d and 4d/5d spin moments and interatomic exchange interactions, with emphasis on the comparison between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic order. Total and site-resolved exchange interactions are calculated from first principles, and the obtained exchange constants are used to estimate ordering temperatures on a mean-field level.