Abstract
The magnetic and structural transformations in the Heusler-based system are studied in the composition range . While the cubic phase is preserved in the range , we find the presence of martensitic transformations in alloys with . In a critical composition range , the magnetic coupling in both austenitic and martensitic states is ferromagnetic. Magnetic field-induced structural transitions are also found in the alloy, whereby the structural transition temperature shifts by in a field of .
11 More- Received 30 May 2005
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.174413
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