Magnetocaloric materials: From micro-to nanoscale

JH Belo, AL Pires, JP Araujo… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Twenty one years ago, the discovery of the giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE) at room
temperature completely revolutionized the magnetocaloric materials field demonstrating the …

Crystallographic characterization on polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga alloys with strong preferred orientation

Z Li, B Yang, N Zou, Y Zhang, C Esling, W Gan, X Zhao… - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Heusler type Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys can demonstrate excellent
magnetic shape memory effect in single crystals. However, such effect in polycrystalline …

Nucleation and growth of hierarchical martensite in epitaxial shape memory films

R Niemann, A Backen, S Kauffmann-Weiss, C Behler… - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys often show a complex hierarchical morphology in the martensitic
state. To understand the formation of this twin-within-twins microstructure, we examine …

Effects of nanoindents on the martensitic transformation of Ni-Mn-Ga shape-memory Heusler films: A study by high-resolution imaging as a function of temperature

MT Ghahfarokhi, F Casoli, C Minnert, S Bruns, E Bruder… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoindentation was used to analyze the effect of localized plastic deformation on the
martensitic transformation of epitaxial Ni-Mn-Ga films on MgO (001) substrate. Atomic and …

Preserving metamagnetism in self-assembled FeRh nanomagnets

L Motyčková, JA Arregi, M Staňo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Preparing and exploiting phase-change materials in the nanoscale form is an ongoing
challenge for advanced material research. A common lasting obstacle is preserving the …

Temperature dependence of elastic properties in austenite and martensite of Ni-Mn-Ga epitaxial films

O Heczko, H Seiner, P Stoklasová, P Sedlák… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Using surface acoustic waves (SAW) the elastic properties of 500 nm thick epitaxial off-
stoichiometric Ni-Mn-Ga films prepared by sputtering on MgO substrate were determined in …

Influence of film thickness and composition on the martensitic transformation in epitaxial Ni–Mn–Sn thin films

N Teichert, A Auge, E Yüzüak, I Dincer, Y Elerman… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Two series of epitaxial Ni–Mn–Sn thin films of different thickness are investigated for the
thickness and composition dependence of the martensitic transformation. Thin films ranging …

Ni-Mn-Ga shape memory nanoactuation

M Kohl, M Schmitt, A Backen, L Schultz… - Applied Physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
To probe finite size effects in ferromagnetic shape memory nanoactuators, double-beam
structures with minimum dimensions down to 100 nm are designed, fabricated, and …

Martensite-enabled magnetic flexibility: The effects of post-growth treatments in magnetic-shape-memory Heusler thin films

MT Ghahfarokhi, F Casoli, S Fabbrici, L Nasi… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetic-shape-memory Heusler thin films have a great potential for new-concept
integrated devices, such as microactuators, energy harvesters and solid-state …

[HTML][HTML] Spatially confined magnetic shape-memory Heuslers: Implications for nanoscale devices

M Takhsha, M Horký, L Nasi, A Kosogor, G Trevisi… - Acta Materialia, 2025 - Elsevier
Magnetic shape-memory (MSM) Heuslers are among the most promising materials for
thermo-magneto-mechanical applications. However, the knowledge about the martensitic …