DOI: 10.1039/d6ra03124b ISSN: 2046-2069
First-principles study of halide double perovskite Rb 2 GeNiCl 6 : a stable magnetic semiconductor for spintronic and thermoelectric applications
Muhammad Ayaz, Bingsuo Zou, Aziz UllahFirst-principles study of Rb 2 GeNiCl 6 reveals a cubic Fm 3̄ m ferromagnetic semiconductor with Ni moment 2 µB, ZT = 0.92 at room temperature, and strong visible-UV absorption for spintronics, thermoelectrics, and optoelectronics.