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The acoustical investigations of a Ni53Mn25Ga22 Heysler alloy ferromagnet crystal |
Vasiliy D. Buchelnikov 1, V V. Koledov 2, Dmitriy A. Kostiuk 3, Yuri A. Kuzavko 4, Vladimir V. Khovailo 2, Vladimir G. Shavrov 2 |
1. Chelyabinsk State University (ChelSU), Br. Kashirinykh Str, 129, Chelyabinsk 454021, Russian Federation |
Abstract |
Some metal alloys have reversible thermoelastic martensite transitions with shape memory effects (SME). SME coupled with a reversible transitions from a deformed martensite phaseinto the high-temperature austenitic ones. Ferromagnetic crystal of Ni53Mn25Ga22 Heysler alloy (austenite starting temperature As=1160C and finishing one Af=1340C, martensite starting temperature Ms=1090C and finishing one Mf=970C, Curie temperature Tc=1340C) with a coupled magnetostructural transithions [1]allowes to get the decrease of a magnetic field magnitude, to controll the reversible change of the sample dimensions (4x4x10 mm sample in our case). For our crystal of Ni53Mn25Ga22 the lattice parameters a=b=0.7753 nm, c=0.6598 nm, as for Ni2MnGa a=b=0.5920 nm, c=0.5566 nm at D4hphase, a=0.5825 nm at Oh. The investigations of SME are aimed to combine rapid response with large reversible deformations. The decrease of a magnetic field magnitude for a controlled SME is a common problem for a wide engineering applications of such materials. The presence of a soft acoustical transverse mode TA2with k=(1/3, 1/3, 0) wave vector and [110] polarization takes place for Heysler alloys. It is related with accession to zero of the elastic constant c'=(c11-c12)/2 [2]. The sample was temperature-controlled in experiment. The accuracy of measuring was 0.025 К, the minimal speed of heating - 1 К / 3 min., the sample was placed in constant magnet of 2 kOe at necessity. All five characterizing temperatures of crystal were definable from acoustical measuring. Authors are grateful for BRFFI and RFFI (F04R-080, 04-02-81058 grants) and ME RB (grant 05-505) for their financial support of carried out researches. 1. C. Jiang, G. Feng, H. Xu. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2002. V.80. pp. 1619-1621. 2. T.E. Stenger, J. Trivisonno. Phyics. Rev.B 1998. V. 57. pp. 2735-2739. |
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