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Structural stability and magnetic and electronic properties of Co2MnSi(001)/MgO heterostructures: a
Björn Hülsen1, Matthias Scheffler, Peter Kratzer
1Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
A computational study of the epitaxial Co_{2}MnSi(001)/MgO(001) interface relevant to tunneling magnetoresistive devices is presented. Employing ab initio atomistic thermodynamics, we show that the Co or MnSi planes of bulk-terminated Co_{2}MnSi form stable interfaces, while pure Si or pure Mn termination requires nonequilibrium conditions. Except for the pure Mn interface, the half-metallic property of bulk Co_{2}MnSi is disrupted by interface bands. Even so, at homogeneous Mn or Co interfaces these bands contribute little to the minority-spin conductance through an MgO barrier, and hence such terminations could perform strongly in tunneling magnetoresistive devices.
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