Abstract
Ni 50Mn35In15 Heusler alloy thin films (with thicknesses of about 10 nm) have been grown on single crystal MgO and SrTiO3 (STO) (100) substrates using a laser-assisted molecular beam epitaxy method. Films of mixed austenitic and martensitic phases and of pure martensitic phase have been detected for those grown on MgO and STO substrates, respectively. Thermomagnetic curves were measured using a SQUID magnetometer and are consistent with those of off-stoichiometric In-based bulk Heusler alloys, including a martensitic transition at T = 315 K for films grown on MgO. The differences in the properties of the films grown on MgO and STO are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Sokolov, A., Zhang, Le, Dubenko, Igor, Samanta, Tampas, Stadler, Shane and Ali, Naushad. "Evidence of Martensitic Phase Transitions in Magnetic Ni-Mn-In Thin Films." (Feb 2013).
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© 2013 American Institute of Physics
Published in Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 102 No. 072407 (2013) at doi: 10.1063/1.4793421