The authors present investigations of the crystal structure the microstructure and the magnetic properties of the inter-metallic compounds XMnSb (X=Pt, Ni, Co, Au, Cu) and PtMnSn. It was found that several of these materials contain precipitates of other phases and/or large atomic disorder, which can be influenced by heat treatment. The magnetic properties show an effective paramagnetic moment which differs from the value corresponding to the saturation moment at 0 K. This effect is attributed to a decrease of the conduction electron spin polarisation at high temperature.

For pt.I see ibid., vol.1, p.2341 (1989). The electrical resistivity and the Hall effect of inter-metallic compounds XMnSb (X=Pt, Ni, Au) and PtMnSn were investigated in the temperature region 4-1000 K. The results for the anomalous Hall effect were analysed in terms of skew scattering and side-jump contributions. This analysis is possible in a half-metallic ferromagnet because the conduction electron spin polarisation at T=0 K is known.

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