Element-specific magnetic moments and spin-resolved density of states in 
CoFeMnZ (Z = Al, Ga; Si, Ge)

Klaer, P.; Balke, B.; Aljani, V.; Winterlik, J.; Fecher, G. H.; Felser, C.; Elmers, H. J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.84.144413

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Klaer, P., Balke, B., Aljani, V., Winterlik, J., Fecher, G. H., Felser, C., et al. (2011). Element-specific magnetic moments and spin-resolved density of states in CoFeMnZ (Z = Al, Ga; Si, Ge). Physical Review B, 84(14): 144413, pp. 1-7. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.84.144413.

Zitierlink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0018-B548-1

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Using circular dichroism in x-ray-absorption spectroscopy (XAS/XMCD), we determined element-specific magnetic moments and spin-resolved unoccupied densities of states (DOS) for Co, Fe, and Mn in the quaternary Heusler compounds CoFeMnZ (Z = Al, Ga; Si, Ge). These compounds belong to a class of highly spin-polarized materials with cubic LiMgPdSn-type structure. Different structure models for the sublattice occupation leading to similar average magnetization values can be distinguished by comparison of element-specific moments with theory. We find that the compounds form similar structures, where Co, Fe, Mn, and Z occupy the X, X', Y, and Z sublattice of the related X(2)YZ L2(1)-Heusler structure, for which half-metallic behavior was predicted. The unoccupied partial DOS as derived from the XAS/XMCD spectra for Co, Fe, and Mn are compared to theoretical results. A good agreement is found for Co and Fe, while Mn spectra reveal additional final-state effects (multiplets).