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Heusler compound

Heusler compound noun: 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.

Noun

Heusler compound (plural Heusler compounds)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    Heusler alloy

Synonyms of Heusler compound

Forms of Heusler compound

pluralHeusler compounds

Origin of Heusler compound

Named after German mining engineer and chemist Friedrich Heusler, who studied such a compound in 1903.

Questions about Heusler compound

What does Heusler compound mean?
Heusler compound means 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.
What part of speech is Heusler compound?
Heusler compound is a noun.
What is the plural of Heusler compound?
The plural of Heusler compound is Heusler compounds.

Words near Heusler compound in the dictionary

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