Abstract
In this review, we will survey recent experimental results on magnetic, magnetocaloric, magnetotransport, and magneto-optical properties of Ni–Mn–In-based Heusler alloys in bulk polycrystalline samples, melt-spun ribbons, and glass-coated microwires. These ternary Ni–Mn–In and doped, quaternary alloys comprise a novel class of multifunctional magnetic materials with exceptional properties related to the magnetostructural martensitic transformation. We will focus on recent developments that have led to a better understanding of properties that are promising for applications, possible routes for improvements, and the identification of unsolved problems.
The original version of the book was revised because Arcady Zhukov’s name was misspelled. An erratum explaining this can be found at DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26106-5_11
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- MT:
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Martensitic transition
- MST:
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Magnetostructural transition
- FM:
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Ferromagnetic
- AFM:
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Antiferromagnetic
- AP:
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Austenitic phase
- MP:
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Martensitic phase
- AHE:
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Anomalous Hall effect
- MO:
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Magneto-optical
- MR:
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Magnetoresistance
- TKE:
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Transverse Kerr effect
- SOI:
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Spin–orbit interaction
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This work was supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Material Science Division of the US Department of Energy (DOE, Grant No. DE-FG02-06ER46291 (SIU) and DE-FG02-13ER46946 (LSU)), by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (MSU), by the Spanish MINECO, and by the projects MAT2013-48054-C2-2-R and MAT2013-4731-C2-1-P.
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Dubenko, I. et al. (2016). Magnetic, Magnetocaloric, Magnetotransport, and Magneto-optical Properties of Ni–Mn–In-Based Heusler Alloys: Bulk, Ribbons, and Microwires. In: Zhukov, A. (eds) Novel Functional Magnetic Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 231. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26106-5_2
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