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 …

Magnetic shape memory microactuators

M Kohl, M Gueltig, V Pinneker, R Yin, F Wendler… - Micromachines, 2014 - mdpi.com
By introducing smart materials in micro systems technologies, novel smart microactuators
and sensors are currently being developed, eg, for mobile, wearable, and implantable …

Integration of Multifunctional Epitaxial (Magnetic) Shape Memory Films in Silicon Microtechnology

L Fink, S Kar, K Lünser, K Nielsch… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic shape memory alloys exhibit various multifunctional properties, which range from
high stroke actuation and magnetocaloric refrigeration to thermomagnetic energy …

Metamagnetic transitions and magnetocaloric effect in epitaxial Ni–Co–Mn–In films

R Niemann, O Heczko, L Schultz, S Fähler - Applied physics letters, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Due to their large strains and multifunctionality, magnetic shape memory alloys are of
particular interest for microsystems. Here epitaxially grown metamagnetic Ni–Co–Mn–In …

Growth twins and premartensite microstructure in epitaxial Ni-Mn-Ga films

S Kar, Y Ikeda, K Lünser, TG Woodcock, K Nielsch… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnetic shape memory alloys have been examined intensively due to their
multifunctionality and multitude of physical phenomena. For both areas, epitaxial films are …

A brief review of microstructure design in transition metal-based magnetocaloric materials

Y Gong, X Miao, F Qian, F Xu… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic cooling, a solid-state refrigeration technology based on the magnetocaloric effect
(MCE), has attracted significant attention in space cooling due to its high energyefficiency …

Epitaxial Ni–Mn–Ga/MgO (1 0 0) thin films ranging in thickness from 10 to 100 nm

P Ranzieri, S Fabbrici, L Nasi, L Righi, F Casoli… - acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Thin films of Ni–Mn–Ga alloy ranging in thickness from 10 to 100nm have been epitaxially
grown on MgO (100) substrate. Temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction measurements …

[PDF][PDF] Achieving giant magnetically induced reorientation of martensitic variants in magnetic shape-memory Ni-Mn-Ga films by microstructure engineering

P Ranzieri, M Campanini, S Fabbrici, L Nasi… - Advanced …, 2015 - iris.inrim.it
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Structure and giant inverse magnetocaloric effect of epitaxial Ni-Co-Mn-Al films

N Teichert, D Kucza, O Yildirim, E Yuzuak, I Dincer… - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
The structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of epitaxial Ni-Co-Mn-Al thin films
with different compositions have been studied. The films were deposited on MgO (001) …

Tailoring of thermomagnetic properties in Ni-Mn-Ga films through Cu addition

L Fink, K Nielsch, S Fähler - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermomagnetic generators enable the conversion of low-grade waste heat into electric
energy. The performance of a generator is intimately connected with the active …