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Slater-Pauling Rule for Heusler<br />

Magic valence electron number 24<br />

Valence electrons =<br />

24 + saturation magnetisation<br />

Co 2 CrAl<br />

2*9 + 6 + 3 = 27<br />

Saturation magnetisation :3μ B<br />

Total spin moment: M t<br />

(μ Β<br />

)<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

−1<br />

−2<br />

Co 2<br />

CrAl<br />

Fe 2<br />

MnSi<br />

Ru 2<br />

MnSi<br />

Ru 2<br />

MnGe<br />

Ru 2<br />

MnSn<br />

M t<br />

=Z t<br />

−24<br />

Mn 2<br />

VAl<br />

Co 2<br />

MnSi<br />

Co 2<br />

MnGe<br />

Co 2<br />

MnSn<br />

Co 2<br />

VAl<br />

Fe 2<br />

MnAl<br />

Fe 2<br />

CrAl<br />

Co 2<br />

TiAl<br />

Fe 2<br />

VAl<br />

Mn 2<br />

VGe<br />

Co 2<br />

MnAs<br />

Co<br />

Co<br />

2<br />

MnSb<br />

Rh 2<br />

FeSi<br />

2<br />

MnIn<br />

Rh Co 2<br />

FeAl<br />

2<br />

MnTl<br />

Co 2<br />

TiSn<br />

Co 2<br />

MnAl<br />

Co 2<br />

MnGa<br />

Rh 2<br />

MnAl<br />

Rh 2<br />

MnGa<br />

Ru 2<br />

MnSb<br />

Ni 2<br />

MnAl<br />

Rh 2<br />

MnGe<br />

Rh 2<br />

MnSn<br />

Rh 2<br />

MnPb<br />

−3<br />

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32<br />

Number of valence electrons: Z t<br />

Galanakis et al., PRB 66, 012406 (2002)

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