Transformation Volume Strain in Ni-Mn-Ga Thin Films

  • I. R. Aseguinolaza
  • , I. Reyes-Salazar
  • , A. V. Svalov
  • , K. Wilson
  • , W. B. Knowlton
  • , P. Müllner
  • , J. M. Barandiarán
  • , E. Villa
  • , V. A. Chernenko

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Abstract

The temperature dependences of the lattice parameters and residual stress have been measured for a fine-grained Ni52.2Mn26.8Ga 21.0 (at. %) thin film fabricated by sputter deposition onto a heated silicon wafer with SiNx buffer layer. The transformation volume strain in the film was found to be a lattice expansion during the forward martensitic transformation which is opposite to a volume contraction exhibited by bulk Ni-Mn-Ga alloys. This unusual effect can be explained by the substrate-induced residual stresses in the film and the difference in the elastic modulus of austenite and martensite.

Original languageAmerican English
Article number241912
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume101
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Dec 2012

Keywords

  • elastic moduli
  • gallium alloys
  • internal stresses
  • lattice constants
  • manganese alloys
  • martensitic transformations

EGS Disciplines

  • Materials Science and Engineering

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