Spin-polarized ballistic conduction through correlated Au-NiMnSb-Au heterostructures

We are grateful to Ivan Rungger for stimulating discussions. Part of the calculations were performed in the data center of NIRDIMT. Financial support offered by the Augsburg Center for Innovative Technologies, and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (through TRR 80) is gratefully acknowledged. C.M. thanks UEFISCDI for financial support through project PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0217. The research reported in this publication was supported by funding from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).