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Enhanced orbital magnetic moments in the Heusler compounds ,,

Gerd SchönhenseClaudia FelserH. J. ElmersGerhard H. FecherGerhard JakobS. Wurmehl

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Angular momentumMaterials scienceTransition metalCondensed matter physicsMagnetic momentMagnetic circular dichroismCondensed Matter::Strongly Correlated ElectronsAbsorption (chemistry)DichroismCondensed Matter PhysicsSpin (physics)Electronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSpin magnetic moment

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Abstract Using the magnetic circular dichroism in X-ray absorption at the L2,3-edges of the 3d-transition metals, we determined the element specific ratio between orbital and spin magnetic moment of the Heusler compounds Co 2 CrAl , Co 2 Cr 0.6 Fe 0.4 Al and Co2FeAl. The orbital magnetic moment per spin is large (0.1–0.2) compared to bulk values of Fe and Co metals.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.12.1086