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Temperature and magnetic-field dependence of the elastic constants of Ni-Mn-Al magnetic Heusler alloys
Physical Review B
  • Xavier Moya, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Lluís Mañosa, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Antoni Planes, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Thorsten Krenke, Universität Duisburg-Essen
  • Mehmet Acet, Universität Duisburg-Essen
  • Michel Morin, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées
  • Jerel L. Zarestky, Iowa State University
  • Thomas A. Lograsso, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-21-2006
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.74.024109
Abstract

We report on measurements of the adiabatic second-order elastic constants of the off-stoichiometric Ni54Mn23Al23 single-crystalline Heusler alloy. The variation in the temperature dependence of the elastic constants has been investigated across the magnetic transition and over a broad temperature range. Anomalies in the temperature behavior of the elastic constants have been found in the vicinity of the magnetic phase transition. Measurements under applied magnetic field, both isothermal and variable temperature, show that the value of the elastic constants depends on magnetic order, thus giving evidence for magnetoelastic coupling in this alloy system.

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This article is from Physical Review B 74 (2006): 024109, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.74.024109.

Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Xavier Moya, Lluís Mañosa, Antoni Planes, Thorsten Krenke, et al.. "Temperature and magnetic-field dependence of the elastic constants of Ni-Mn-Al magnetic Heusler alloys" Physical Review B Vol. 74 Iss. 2 (2006) p. 024109
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_lograsso/78/