Theoretical investigations on elastic properties, phase stability, and magnetism in all- Heusler compounds

G Li, E Liu, W Wang, G Wu - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The elastic properties, phase stability, and magnetism and correlations among them in all-d-
metal Heusler compounds, ie, Ni 2 Mn T (T= Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, and W) were …

dd hybridization controlled large-volume-change martensitic phase transition in Ni-Mn-Ti-based all-d-metal Heusler compounds

G Li, E Liu, G Wu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Martensitic phase transition in all-d-metal Heusler compounds was investigated by using
first principles calculations. The large change in volume during martensitic phase transition …

Achieved good mechanical properties and large elastocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-Ti-Cu-B alloy: experiments and first-principles calculations

Z Guan, J Bai, Y Zhang, S Sun, J Gu, X Liang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solid-state refrigeration relying on the caloric effects of materials during phase
transformation has attracted extensive attention for its great potential to replace the …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing elastocaloric performance: Ti-doped Co–V-Ga bulk polycrystalline alloys with minimal stress hysteresis

J Yang, C Tan, R Liu, X Wang, X Tian, L Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, practical applications of shape memory alloy (SMA) solid elastocaloric
refrigeration materials are limited by low elastocaloric effect (eCE), high applied stress, and …

A unified physical mechanism for martensitic phase transition and ductility in Ni–Mn-based ferromagnetic shape memory alloys: the case of Cu-doped Ni 2 MnGa

G Li, L Xu, Z Cao - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Taking Cu-doped Ni2MnGa alloys as an example, the unified physical mechanism for
martensitic phase transition and ductility in Ni–Mn-based ferromagnetic shape memory …

Valence electron concentration and ferromagnetism govern precipitation in NiFeGa magnetic shape memory alloys

Y Zhao, HL Yan, HY Xiang, N Jia, B Yang, Z Li… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Precipitation is one of a few effective ways enabling to reduce the brittleness of NiFeGa
magnetic shape memory alloys. However, the physical origin behind precipitation and the …

Phase stability and physical property for off-stoichiometric Ni-Mn-Sb alloys including 4O phase

C Tan, Q Xia, X Tian, W Zhao, R Liu, K Zhang - Journal of Magnetism and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large magnetic field-induced strains can only be found in modulated martensite for Ni-Mn-
Sb alloys, but the theoretical research on this alloy which is generally concentrated in the …

Ab initio-based investigation of phase transition path and magnetism of Ni–Mn–In alloys with excess Ni or Mn

X Liang, J Bai, J Gu, J Wang, H Yan, Y Zhang, C Esling… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, we have revealed the phase transition path and magnetic properties of Ni–Mn–In
alloys with excess Ni or Mn (Ni 24+ x Mn 12 In 12-x, Ni 24+ x Mn 12-x In 12 and Ni 24 Mn …

Giant magnetocaloric effect driven by first-order magnetostructural transition in cosubstituted Ni-Mn-Sb Heusler compounds: Predictions from ab initio and Monte …

S Ghosh, S Ghosh - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Using density functional theory and a thermodynamic model [V. Sokolovskiy Phys. Rev. B
86, 134418 (2012) PRBMDO 1098-0121 10.1103/PhysRevB. 86.134418] in this paper we …

Understanding the origin of the magnetocaloric effects in substitutional compounds: Insights from first-principles calculations

S Ghosh, S Ghosh - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
Ni-Mn based ternary Heusler compounds have drawn attention lately as significant
magnetocaloric effects in some of them have been observed. Substitution of Ni and Mn by …