Papers by Keyword: Magnetic Field Induced Transformation

Abstract: Several features of the entropy change S related to the martensitic transformation (MT) in metamagnetic alloys are discussed. In these alloys a change in magnetic order is concomitant with the MT, as it occurs between ferromagnetic austenite and non-magnetic (weakly magnetic) martensite. In this case it has been shown that S strongly decreases as the MT temperature range go far below the Curie temperature of austenite. The behavior of S can be understood considering the different signs of the lattice and magnetic contributions to the total entropy change. It has been shown that the so called kinetic arrest of the MT is directly related to the decrease of S, which in the limit S → 0 leads to the suppression of the driving force for the transformation.

Abstract: The effects of magnetic field and hydrostatic pressure on martensitic transformation have been systematically investigated by using Ni2MnGa, Ni2.14Mn0.84Ga1.02, and Ni2.14Mn0.92Ga0.94, which exhibit P(parent phase)-I(intermediate phase)-10M, P-14M-2M, and P-2M transformation, respectively. The following results were obtained. (i) The P-I transformation temperature does not change by magnetic field. (ii) The I-10M and the P-14M transformation temperatures decrease under applied magnetic field up to 0.8 MA/m and 0.4 MA/m, respectively, and then increase with increasing applied magnetic field higher than those fields. (iii) The 14M-2M transformation temperature increases under a magnetic field up to 0.4 MA/m and decreases under magnetic field up to 0.8 MA/m and then increases again when the magnetic field becomes higher than 0.8 MA/m. (iv) The P-2M transformation temperature increases linearly with increasing applied magnetic field. (v) All transformation temperatures increase linearly with increasing hydrostatic pressure. The experimental results mentioned above (i)~(iv) under magnetic field can be well explained by using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation.