@article{33707,
  keywords = {Carbon dioxide, Manganese, X-ray Diffraction, Spin polarization, Cobalt, Spin dynamics, Germanium, Heusler, Anomalous X-ray diffraction, Antisite disorder, Atomic disorder, Band theory, Conduction electrons, Half metallic ferromagnets, Half metals, Heusler alloys, High precision, Spin state, Structural defect, Sub-lattices},
  author = {B Ravel and J.O Cross and M.P Raphael and V.G Harris and Ramamoorthy Ramesh and L.V Saraf},
  title = {Atomic disorder in Heusler Co 2MnGe measured by anomalous x-ray diffraction},
  abstract = {Heusler alloys Co 2MnX, where X is Ge or Si, are predicted by the band theory to be a half-metallic ferromagnets, i.e., metals with all conduction electrons of the same spin state. To date, Heusler alloys have been measured with spin polarizations of 50%-60%, higher than Fe (∼40%), but not a true half metal. Structural defects involving site swapping between the Co and Mn sublattices have been proposed as a mechanism to diminish spin polarization. In this work, we present an anomalous x-ray diffraction measurement on Co 2MnGe to determine antisite disorder in thin films with a high precision. © 2002 American Institute of Physics. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.},
  year = {2002},
  journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
  volume = {81},
  number = {15},
  pages = {2812-2814},
  issn = {00036951},
  doi = {10.1063/1.1513216},
  note = {cited By 84},
  language = {eng},
}