AUTHOR=Yang Ying 

TITLE=Mini-review of interesting properties in Mn2CoAl bulk and films

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.1054337

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2022.1054337

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=<p>Heusler compounds exhibit many interesting properties, such as high thermopower, magnetocaloric properties, and even topological insulator states. Heusler Mn<sub>2</sub>CoAl alloy has been experimentally and theoretically proposed as a promising spin-gapless semiconductor with novel electronic, magnetic, spintronic, transport, and topological properties. Furthermore, the spin-gapless semiconducting-like behaviors are also predicted in Mn<sub>2</sub>CoAl films by measuring the transport and magnetic properties. This mini-review systematically summarizes the interesting properties of Mn<sub>2</sub>CoAl bulk and Mn<sub>2</sub>CoAl-based films. This mini-review is hoped to guide further experimental investigations and applications in the particular scientific community.</p>