  Based on a multi-scale calculations, combining ab-initio methods with spin
dynamics simulations, we perform a detailed study of the magnetic behavior of
Ni2MnAl/Fe bilayers. Our simulations show that such a bilayer exhibits a small
exchange bias effect when the Ni2MnAl Heusler alloy is in a disordered B2
phase. Additionally, we present an effective way to control the magnetic
structure of the Ni2MnAl antiferromagnet, in the pseudo-ordered B2-I as well as
the disordered B2 phases, via a spin-flop coupling to the Fe layer.

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics