Rearrangement of variants in Ni2MnGa under magnetic field
Rearrangement of variants in Ni2MnGa under magnetic field
复制标题
DOI:
10.1016/j.stam.2003.10.028
复制
发表时间:
2004-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
N. Okamoto;T. Fukuda;T. Kakeshita;T. Takeuchi;K. Kishio
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
N. Okamoto;T. Fukuda;T. Kakeshita;T. Takeuchi;K. Kishio
Magnetic field-induced strain which appears in association with rearrangement of variants in a stoichiometric Ni2MnGa single crystal exhibiting a martensitic transformation at 202 K has been investigated. The tetragonality of the martensite phase decreases slightly as temperature decreases and its value at 77 K is about 0.940. When the field is applied along the [001]P(‘P’ stands for the parent phase) direction after cooling down to 77 K under zero magnetic field, the specimen contracts along this direction. In association with this contraction, the fraction of the variant whose c axis (easy axis of magnetization) lies along the field direction increases and reaches about 100%. When the specimen is cooled under magnetic field of 3.2 MA/m applied along [001]P, this fraction reaches 100% at the martensitic transformation temperature of 202 K. The energy dissipated due to rearrangement of variants by magnetic field is nearly the same as that obtained from its Stress–strain curve. The maximum shear stress by the magnetic field acting on the twinning plane is evaluated to be about 2.5 MPa from its uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant (310 kJ/m3at 77 K). This is an adequate value because it is larger than the shear stress required for the rearrangement of variants (1.2–2.2 MPa) obtained by compressive tests.