Ternary Diagrams of Ni-Mn-Ga from First Principles

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The composition dependences of the magnetic and elastic properties of Ni-Mn-Ga Heusleralloys are investigated by using ab initio calculations. The off-stoichiometric compositions are real-ized by the coherent-potential approximation. Two types of off-stoichiometric approaches are pro-posed. Through a series of researches, the equilibrium lattice constants, bulk modulus, magnetic mo-ments, formation energies of Ni-Mn-Ga alloys are obtained and mapped onto ternary diagrams.

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