Size effects on magnetic actuation in Ni‐Mn‐Ga shape‐memory alloys

DC Dunand, P Müllner - Advanced Materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The off‐stoichiometric Ni2MnGa Heusler alloy is a magnetic shape‐memory alloy
capable of reversible magnetic‐field‐induced strains (MFIS). These are generated by twin …

Ni-Mn-Ga single crystals with very low twinning stress

L Straka, H Hänninen, A Soroka… - Journal of Physics …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Twinning stress or mechanical hysteresis associated with the twin boundary motion is one of
the most essential parameters which determine the actuating performance of magnetic …

Power generation transducer from magnetostrictive materials

H Zhang - Applied physics letters, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
In this letter, on the basis of Stoner-Wohlfarth model, the changes in magnetization of Tb 0.3
Dy 0.7 Fe 2 alloy have been calculated with a compressive stress along the [111] and [112] …

Self-powered rectifier for energy harvesting applications

JL Wardlaw, Aİ Karsilayan - IEEE Journal on Emerging and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a self-powered rectifier is proposed with an intended application in energy
harvesting systems and wireless sensor networks. Key points in the design of the rectifier …

Engineering of magnetostriction in Fe3Pt1− xIrx by controlling the Ir concentration

D Odkhuu, WS Yun, SH Rhim, SC Hong - Applied Physics Letters, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
A tremendous change in both the sign and magnitude of magnetostriction (λ 001) in Fe 3 Pt
1− x Ir x (x= 0–1.0) was discovered through a first-principles study using the highly precise …

[PDF][PDF] Energy Harvesting Using Martensitic Variant Reorientation in NI50MN2. 5GA21. 5 Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy

NM Bruno - 2011 - researchgate.net
Nickolaus M. Bruno Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys (MSMAs) are materials that respond to
changing compressive stress or magnetic field and can be used for applications such as …

Half—Heusler 合金NiFeSb 和NiMnSb 电子结构的第一性原理研究的磁性及

文黎巍, 王宇杰, 裴慧霞, 支联合 - 原子与分子物理学报, 2011 - cqvip.com
用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法, 计算了half-Heusler 合金NiFeSb 和NiMnSb
的晶体结构, 磁性及电子结构. 计算结果表明, 磁性原子Fe 和Mn 在两种合金的总磁矩中贡献最大 …

Magnetic and transport properties of Ni2MnGa–BaTiO3 metal–insulator particulate composite with percolation threshold

CJ Won, RC Kambale, N Hur - Journal of alloys and compounds, 2011 - Elsevier
Here we report the magnetic and transport properties of the metal/insulator (f NMG) Ni 2
MnGa/(1− f NMG) BaTiO 3 composites. The X-ray diffraction study confirms the formation of …

Effects of surface pinning, locking and adaption of twins on the performance of magnetic shape-memory alloys

M Chmielus, P Müllner - Materials Science Forum, 2011 - Trans Tech Publ
We study the effect of surface modifications and constraints on the mechanical properties of
Ni-Mn-Ga single crystals, which are imposed by (i) structural modifications near the …

Electromotive force generation using the dynamic response of Ni [sub] 0 [/sub] Mn [sub] 28.5 [/sub] Ga [sub] 21.5 [/sub] magnetic shape memory alloy

N Bruno, C Ciocanel… - Behavior and Mechanics …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys (MSMAs) are materials that respond to a change in either
compressive stress or magnetic field, and can be used for applications such as actuation …