Calculations of structural, elastic and magnetic properties of the novel full Heusler alloys Ru2XY (X = Nb, Mn) and (Y = Te, Sb)
R. M. Shabara+*, B. O. Alsobhi+ 1)
+Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al Munawarah, 41411 Saudi Arabia
*Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, 34511 New Damietta, Egypt
Abstract
The electronic, elastic and magnetic properties of the new Full Heusler
alloys Ru2XY with (X = Nb, Mn) and (Y = Te, Sb) are investigated using
the Full Potential Nonorthogonal Local-Orbital minimum basis method
(FPLO) in the framework of Density Functional Theory (DFT). The
calculated magnetic moments of Ru2MnSb and Ru2MnTe compounds are
4.017 and 4.835 μB respectively. Several mechanical parameters are
evaluated including bulk modulus (B), shear modulus (G), anisotropy
factor (A), Young's modulus (E), and Poison's ratio (ν). The magnetic
properties of these compounds are investigated under high pressure up to
nearly 70 GPa. It is noticed that these compounds preserve its metallic
and ferromagnetic behavior under different pressures. Ru2MnTe,
Ru2NbSb, and Ru2NbTe are hypothetical magnetic compounds