The electronic structure and magnetic properties of hexagonal Sc3In are calculated within density functional theory. We find that the Fermi energy lies in a region of flat Sc d derived bands leading to a peak in the density of states and Stoner ferromagnetism. The calculated local spin density and generalized gradient approximation spin magnetizations are both enhanced with respect to experimen...

FePt nanoparticles with thermally stable room-temperature ferromagnetism are investigated. The monodisperse nanoparticles are prepared by chemical synthesis and a salt-matrix annealing technique. Structural and magnetic characterizations confirm the phase transition from the disordered face-centered cubic structure. In this paper, 3 nm FePt nanoparticles are first synthesized by superhydride re...

To broaden the scope of van der Waals 2D magnets, we report synthesis and magnetism covalent magnetic Cr2Te3 with a thickness down to one-unit-cell. The crystals exhibit robust ferromagnetism Curie temperature 180 K, large perpendicular anisotropy 7 × 105 J m−3, high coercivity ∼4.6 kG at 20 K. First principles calculations further show transition from canted collinear ferromagnetism, in-plane ...

fept nanoparticles with thermally stable room-temperature ferromagnetism are investigated. the monodisperse nanoparticles are prepared by chemical synthesis and a salt-matrix annealing technique. structural and magnetic characterizations confirm the phase transition from the disordered face-centered cubic structure. in this paper, 3 nm fept nanoparticles are first synthesized by superhydride re...

Ferromagnetism in manganese compound semiconductors not only opens prospects for tailoring magnetic and spin-related phenomena in semiconductors with a precision specific to III-V compounds but also addresses a question about the origin of the magnetic interactions that lead to a Curie temperature (T(C)) as high as 110 K for a manganese concentration of just 5%. Zener's model of ferromagnetism,...

A detailed ab initio DFT/GGA and DFT /GGA+U investigation of codoping ZnO with Co and Cu ions reveals the role of Cu and the existence of optimum structural dopant configurations which could lead to the enhancement of ferromagnetism. The role of the Cu ions in Zn Co,Cu O is to act as superexchange mediators while causing a remote delocalization through the hybridization of the Cu d3z2−r2 spin-m...

We report the synthesis of hexagonal LaV x Cr 1−x Ge 3 (x = 0–0.21, 1.00) single crystals and present a systematic study of this series by measurements of temperature-and field-dependent magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, resistivity, and specific heat. Ferromagnetism has been observed for x = 0–0.21. The Curie temperature declines monotonically as the V concentration increases. Single-cry...

We have found ferromagnetism in epitaxially grown superlattices of CaRuO(3)/CaMnO(3) that arises in one unit cell at the interface. Scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy indicate that the difference in magnitude of the Mn valence states between the center of the CaMnO(3) layer and the interface region is consistent with double exchange interaction among...

We present a detailed magnetothermal study of Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3, a perovskite manganite in which an insulator-metal transition can be driven by magnetic field, but also by pressure, visible light, x-rays, or high currents. We find that the field-induced transition is associated with a large release of energy which accounts for its strong irreversibility. In the ferromagnetic metallic state, specif...