Abstract
Temperature dependence of the magnetic microstructure in a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy Ni51Fe22Ga27 has been studied by electron holography, by which the distribution of magnetic flux is clearly imaged. Although the magnetic flux is quite even in the parent phase near room temperature, it undergoes considerable modulation when the temperature approaches Ms (martensitic transformation start temperature). The magnetization distribution in the martensite appears to be inherited from that in the parent phase. The observations shed further light on the precursor phenomenon of martensitic transformations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6170-6172 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 20 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)