Title :
Magnetic Properties of Heusler-Type Microwires and Thin Films
Author :
Zhukova, V. ; Rodionova, V. ; Fetisov, L. ; Grunin, A. ; Goikhman, A. ; Torcunov, A. ; Aronin, A. ; Abrosimova, G. ; Kiselev, A. ; Perov, N. ; Granovsky, A. ; Ryba, T. ; Michalik, S. ; Varga, R. ; Zhukov, A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Cienc., Univ. del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, San Sebastián, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, we studied magnetic properties of Heusler-type glass-covered microwires and thin films. The results have shown that we succeeded to prepare Ni-Mn-In thin films and Ni-Mn-Ga and Ni-Mn-In microwires that have martensitic and austenitic phases at room temperature.
Keywords :
gallium alloys; indium alloys; magnetic cooling; magnetic thin films; manganese alloys; martensitic transformations; metallic glasses; nickel alloys; pulsed laser deposition; Heusler-type glass-covered microwires; Ni50Mn25Ga25; Ni50Mn35In15; austenitic phase; magnetic properties; magnetic refrigeration; martensitic phase transformation; pulsed laser deposition; temperature 293 K to 298 K; thin films; Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetic properties; Magnetomechanical effects; Shape memory alloys; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Heusler alloys thin films and microwires; magnetic properties; magnetic refrigeration; pulsed laser deposition;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2014.2324494
