Magnetic ground state of UCu2X2 (X=Si, Ge) from first principles

Samir F. Matar (1) , Vasudeva Siruguri (2) , Volker Eyert (3)

1 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux
2 Departamento Electricidad y Electrónica, Facultad de Ciencias
3 Institut für Physik

The electronic and magnetic structures of UCu2X2 germanide and silicide are revisited in view of existing controversy from experimental findings...

Mots clés: Intermetallics; Magnetism; Uranium; ASW; LSDA

Domaines: Matériaux

Samir F. Matar, Vasudeva Siruguri, Volker Eyert. Magnetic ground state of UCu2X2 (X=Si, Ge) from first principles. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2006, 305 (1), pp.264-268. ⟨10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.01.019⟩. ⟨hal-00078603⟩