Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1796993 Journal of Crystal Growth 2006 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Single crystals of Co50Ni20FeGa29 with B2 phase have been obtained in a deep supercooling condition. The interface-facets and the segregation effect lead to the formation of ordered defects that store a directional internal stress. These defects give to a large energy barrier that leads to a very sharp martensitic transformation within a temperature window of only 2 K. The single crystals show good shape memory effect and superelasticity, which are anisotropic between the growth direction [0 0 1] and its equivalent direction [0 1 0]. The anisotropic behaviors are attributed to the directional internal stress caused by the ordered defects.
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