Phase coexistence and interrupted 1st order transition in magnetic shape memory alloys

P Chaddah

Phase coexistence and interrupted 1st order transition in magnetic shape memory alloys

Materials Science 2014-06-04 v1 Statistical Mechanics Strongly Correlated Electrons

Authors: P Chaddah

Abstract

Current theoretical studies on structural and magnetic properties of functional Ni-Mn-Z (Z = Ga, In, Sn) Heusler alloys address the origin of the structural transition from the austenite to martensite, and also address the dominant contribution to the latent heat associated with this magneto-structural transition. This should help understand the origin of kinetic arrest of 1st order magnetic transitions.

Keywords

magnetic shape memory alloys Heusler alloys first-order phase transition phase coexistence kinetic arrest magneto-structural transition

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@article{arxiv.1406.0627,
  title  = {Phase coexistence and interrupted 1st order transition in magnetic shape memory alloys},
  author = {P Chaddah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.0627},
  year   = {2014}
}

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