Abstract
We report magnetization and differential thermal analysis measurements as a function of pressure across the martensitic transition in magnetically superelastic Ni-Mn-In alloys. It is found that the properties of the martensitic transformation are significantly affected by the application of pressure. All transition temperatures shift to higher values with increasing pressure. The largest rate of temperature shift with pressure has been found for Ni50 Mn34 In16 as a consequence of its small entropy change at the transition. Such a strong pressure dependence of the transition temperature opens up the possibility of inducing the martensitic transition by applying relatively low hydrostatic pressures.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012515 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 1 |
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Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by CICyT (Spain) under Project Nos. MAT2007-62100 and FIS2005-00975, and by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Project Nos. RI 932/4-1 and SPP 1239. X.M. acknowledges support from DGICyT (Spain).
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DGICyT | |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | SPP 1239, RI 932/4-1 |
Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología | MAT2007-62100, FIS2005-00975 |