Investigation of Co$_2$FeSi: The Heusler compound with Highest Curie Temperature and Magnetic Moment
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This work reports on structural and magnetic investigations of the Heusler compound Co$_2$FeSi. X-Ray diffraction and Mößbauer spectrometry indicate an ordered $L2_1$ structure. Magnetic measurements by means of X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and magnetometry revealed that this compound is, currently, the material with the highest magnetic moment ($6 μ_B$) and Curie-temperature (1100K) in the classes of Heusler compounds as well as half-metallic ferromagnets.