Structural, magneto-electronic and thermophysical properties of the new d0 quaternary heusler compounds KSrCZ (Z =P, As, Sb)
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- 1 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Sociedad Mexicana de Fisica A C in Revista Mexicana de Física
- Vol. 66 (3), 265-272
- https://doi.org/10.31349/RevMexFis.66.265
Abstract
Investigation of band structure and the thermo-physical response of the d(0) new quaternary Heusler compounds KSrCZ (Z = P, As, Sb) within the framework of density functional theory with full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method has been analyzed. Results showed that type - Y3 is the most favorable atomic arrangement. All the compounds are found to be half-metallic ferromagnetic materials with an integer magnetic moment of 2.00 mu B and a half-metallic gap E-HM of 0.292, 0.234, and 0.351 eV, respectively. The half-metallicity of KSrCZ (Z = P, As, Sb) compounds can be kept in a quite large hydrostatic strain. Thermoelectric properties of the KSrCZ (Z = P, As, Sb) materials are additionally computed over an extensive variety of temperatures, and it is discovered that all compounds demonstrate a higher figure of merit. The properties of half-metallicity and higher Seebeck coefficient make these materials a promising candidates for thermoelectric and spintronic device applications.Keywords
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