Phonon softening in Ni-Mn-Ga alloys

The TA2 phonon dispersion curves of Ni-Mn-Ga alloys with different compositions which transform to different martensitic structures have been measured over a broad temperature range covering both paramagnetic and ferromagnetic phases. The branches show an anomaly (dip) at a wave number that depends...

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Autores: Mañosa, Lluís, Planes Vila, Antoni, Zarestky, Jerel L., Lograsso, T. A., Schlagel, D. L., Stassis, C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/10500
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/10500
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dispersió (Física nuclear)
Fonons
Aliatges
Scattering (Physics)
Phonons
Alloys
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Sumario:The TA2 phonon dispersion curves of Ni-Mn-Ga alloys with different compositions which transform to different martensitic structures have been measured over a broad temperature range covering both paramagnetic and ferromagnetic phases. The branches show an anomaly (dip) at a wave number that depends on the particular martensitic structure, and there is softening of these anomalous phonons with decreasing temperature. This softening is enhanced below the Curie point, as a consequence of spin-phonon coupling. This effect is stronger for systems with higher electronic concentration.