Large magnetic-field-induced strains in Ni2MnGa single crystals

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K. Ullakko · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Junjie Huang · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

C. Kantner · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

R. C. O’Handley · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

V. V. Kokorin · G.V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics

Abstract

Strains of nearly 0.2% have been induced along [001] in unstressed crystals of Ni2MnGa with magnetic fields of 8 kOe applied at 265 K. These stains are associated with the superelastic motion of twin boundaries in the martensitic phase that is stable below about 274 K.

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Shape Memory Alloy Transformations Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

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Published in: Applied Physics Letters

Volume 69, Issue 13, pp. 1966-1968

DOI: 10.1063/1.117637

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 10.83

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Large magnetic-field-induced strains in Ni2MnGa single crystals

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