Electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-Pt-Sn inverse Heusler compound

For the applications in non-volatile memory technologies, the demand for new advanced magnetic materials is gradually increasing. Many experimental and theoretical studies prove that high perpendicular magnetic anisotropy is a much-needed parameter of a prospective material for applications in spintronic devices. The materials which show non-collinear magnetism are suitable for these purposes. Heusler alloys are famous for their tunable electronic and magnetic properties and according to some studies, Mn-based Heusler compound shows non-collinear magnetism. So, here we carry out the ab initio study on Mn-Pt-Sn inverse tetragonal Heusler compound based on Density functional theory using the software Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package (VASP). This work focuses on different magnetic structures of Mn-Pt-Sn Heusler compound.


Keywords: Density functional theory, Non-collinear magnetism, Heusler compound, VASP