"Heusler compound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Heusler compounds [plural]
Etymology: Named after German mining engineer and chemist Friedrich Heusler, who studied such a compound in 1903. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Heusler compound (plural Heusler compounds)
  1. (chemistry) Any of a class of magnetic intermetallic compounds with face-centered cubic crystal structure and a composition of XYZ (half-Heuslers) or X2YZ (full-Heuslers), where X and Y are transition metals and Z is in the p-block. They have applications in spintronics. Wikipedia link: Heusler compound Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: Heusler alloy

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