Heusler Alloys 2019 : Crystals | Special Issue - Heusler Alloys

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue on “Heusler Alloys” is dedicated to research on the theory, growth, functional properties and device applications of Heusler alloys. Since their discovery, Heusler alloys have received ever more attention from researchers, leading to an increase of the Heusler alloys’ family to over 1000 members. Depending on the elements located at each sublattice of the crystal structure of the Heusler alloys, a number of different properties can arise: half-metallicity, magnetic shape memory, thermoelectricity, topological insulator behavior and skyrmions, among many others. The vast array of physical effects makes these materials one of the most interesting material classes in the research area of Materials Science.

We hope this Special Issue on Heusler Alloys becomes a valuable forum for researchers and scientists working on both the theoretical and experimental aspects of Heusler alloys.

Dr. Karol Załęski
Guest Editor

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Keywords

Synthesis and growth of Heusler alloys (bulk and thin films)
Magnetic Heusler alloys
Thermoelectric Heusler alloys
Topological insulators behavior in Heusler alloys
Magnetic shape memory
Spintronic devices based on Heusler alloys
DFT calculations of Heusler alloys’ band structures

Published Papers
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