FP-LMTO investigation of the structural, electronic and agneticproperties of Heusler compounds Ru2CrZ (Ge, Sn, Si)

Abstract

The electronic structure of the antiferomagnetic full Heusler alloys Ru2CrZ (Ge, Sn, Si) have been studied by first principal calculations using Full-Potential linearized Muffin Tin Orbital (FP-LMTO) method based on the generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA). It was shown that obtained equilibrium lattice parameters agree well with available experimental data. The influence of Z-elements on the electronic structure and magnetic properties of these compounds is analysed.