Electronic and mechanical properties of half-metallic half-Heusler compounds CoCr<i>Z</i> (<i>Z</i> = S, Se, and Te)

Electronic and mechanical properties of half-metallic half-Heusler compounds CoCrZ (Z = S, Se, and Te)

Huang Hai-Ming^†, Zhang Chuan-Kun, He Ze-Dong, Zhang Jun, Yang Jun-Tao, Luo Shi-Jun

(color online) The half-metallic gap of half-Heusler compounds CoCrZ (Z = S, Se, and Te) at different lattice constants. (a) CoCrS, (b) CoCrSe, and (c) CoCrTe. Blue points and red circles represent the valence band maximum and the conduction band minimum, respectively.