Heusler Alloys Properties, Growth, Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Felser, Claudia (Editor), Hirohata, Atsufumi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 222
• Subjects: Materials science.; Energy efficiency.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).

This book gives an overview of the physics of Heusler compounds ranging from fundamental properties of these alloys to their applications. Especially Heusler compounds as half-metallic ferromagnetic and topological insulators are important in condensed matter science due to their potential in magnet...