Theoretical prediction of strain tuneable quaternary spintronic Heusler compounds
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Heusler materials have attracted a large amount of attention in the development of spintronic technologies. In this issue, Wang et al. [IUCrJ (2017), 4, 758-768] show how strain can be used to tune the band structure of these materials.
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017