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The calculated equilibrium lattice constants, gap width, the calculated total and partial magnetic moments for the Mn2CrZ (Z = Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn and Sb) alloys_
| Compound | a [Å] | Gap width [eV] | mtotal [μB] | mMn(A) [μB] | mMn(B) [μB] | mRh [μB] | mZ [μB] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mn2RhAl | 5.80 | 0.20 | 2.00 | –1.56 | 3.18 | 0.38 | 0.00 |
| Mn2RhGa | 5.82 | – | 2.02 | –1.64 | 3.30 | 0.36 | 0.00 |
| Mn2RhIn | 6.10 | – | 1.61 | –2.62 | 3.84 | 0.38 | 0.04 |
| Mn2RhSi | 5.73 | 0.17 | 3.00 | –0.50 | 3.16 | 0.32 | 0.02 |
| Mn2RhGe | 5.79 | 0.16 | 3.00 | –0.58 | 3.24 | 0.34 | 0.00 |
| Mn2RhSn | 6.01 | 0.11 | 3.00 | –0.80 | 3.46 | 0.32 | 0.00 |
| Mn2RhSb | 6.02 | 0.41 | 4.00 | 0.14 | 3.52 | 0.36 | 0.00 |