The Heusler System: Building Desired Material States

Explore the versatile world of Heusler compounds in this illuminating conference talk by Claudia Felser from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids. Discover how this remarkable class of materials utilizes nearly all elements from the Periodic Table to create a vast array of properties, including hard and soft magnets, shape memory metals, topological insulators, and Weyl semimetals. Learn about the simple rules governing the design of these materials and how they can be used like Lego bricks to achieve desired electronic energy band structures. Gain insights into the single particle picture approach that enables property prediction and inverse design. Delve into the potential future developments of the ever-expanding Heusler family and its implications for materials science and engineering.