Magnetocaloric effect in NiMnInSi Heusler alloys

• DOI: 10.1063/1.4907191
• Publication Date: 2015-01-30T13:00:53Z
• Authors: Maryam Ovichi; Hatem Elbidweihy; Edward Della Torre; Lawrence H. Bennett; Mohammadreza Ghah...; Francis Johnson; Min Zou
• Keywords: Magnetic refrigeration; Magnetic shape-memory alloy

The NiMnInSi Heusler alloy family is analyzed, and a self-similarity based method used to analyze the first-order transition of Ni-Mn alloys. This appropriate determine magnetic characteristics Magnetocaloric Effect providing that there sufficient separation in their phase temperatures. A temperature scaling methodology model cluster compositions mixed-state regions where two stable states co-exist. various descriptions classifications these transitions, however, are not critical this analysis.