Shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators: The role of material, form, and scaling effects
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials that are widely used to create intelligent
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …
Stimulus-responsive shape memory materials: a review
Stimulus-responsive materials are able to response to a particular stimulus, such as, heat,
chemical, and light. As such, they are smarter and more intelligent than ordinary materials …
chemical, and light. As such, they are smarter and more intelligent than ordinary materials …
[HTML][HTML] Shape memory materials
After being severely and quasi-plastically distorted, shape memory materials (SMMs) are
able to recover their original shape at the presence of the right stimulus. In recent years we …
able to recover their original shape at the presence of the right stimulus. In recent years we …
Nanoscale shape-memory alloys for ultrahigh mechanical dam**
Shape memory alloys undergo reversible transformations between two distinct phases in
response to changes in temperature or applied stress 1. The creation and motion of the …
response to changes in temperature or applied stress 1. The creation and motion of the …
High frequency, low power, electrically actuated shape memory alloy MEMS bimorph thermal actuators
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have the potential to be used for a wide variety of
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications, providing a unique combination of …
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications, providing a unique combination of …
Modeling a sample size-dependency of martensitic phase transformation using a mesoscale framework
Predicting a sample size-dependency of the constitutive response of any material system
when it is being used in nano-and micro-scale devices, such as NEMS and MEMS, is very …
when it is being used in nano-and micro-scale devices, such as NEMS and MEMS, is very …
Size effects in shape memory alloy microwires
In shape memory alloys, the reversible phase transformations between austenite and
martensite give rise to superelasticity and shape memory properties. Here we systematically …
martensite give rise to superelasticity and shape memory properties. Here we systematically …
Superelasticity and shape memory in micro‐and nanometer‐scale pillars
Micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS, respectively) are being
developed intensively and constitute a new paradigm of technological development for the …
developed intensively and constitute a new paradigm of technological development for the …
Loss of pseudoelasticity in nickel–titanium sub-micron compression pillars
Nickel–titanium (NiTi) is capable of undergoing pseudoelastic deformation wherein
relatively large amounts of inelastic deformation are recovered upon load removal due to a …
relatively large amounts of inelastic deformation are recovered upon load removal due to a …
Phase transformations of nanocrystalline martensitic materials
The physical phenomena and engineering applications of martensitic phase transformations
are the focus of intense ongoing research. The martensitic phase transformation and …
are the focus of intense ongoing research. The martensitic phase transformation and …