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We report that complete spin polarization and controllable spin polarization of carriers can be simultaneously realized in the Heusler alloy Mn2CoAl simply by applying external pressures based on first-principles studies. At ambient conditions, Mn2CoAl is a ferromagnetic spin-gapless semiconductor (SGS) with complete spin polarization. Under hydrostatic pressures up to 40 GPa, Mn2CoAl undergoes a series of electronic transitions from SGS with spin-up as a conducting channel to a ferromagnetic semiconductor and then to SGS with spin-down as a conducting channel and finally to a half metal, during which the magnetic moment remains as 2 mB. Such rich electronic transitions are attributed to different responses of the spin-up and spin-down electrons under pressure. This work highlights a desirable way to control the carrier's spin polarization and provides a new insight into the electron behavior in Mn2CoAl related Heusler alloys under pressure.
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RSC ADVANCES
ISSN: 2046-2069
Year: 2015
Issue: 90
Volume: 5
Page: 73814-73819
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ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:265
JCR Journal Grade:2
CAS Journal Grade:3
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