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Open AccessMagnetic field-induced rubber-like behavior in Ni-Mn-Ga particles/polymer composite
Single crystalline Ni-Mn-Ga is well known as a prototype ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (FSMA) exhibiting a giant magnetic field-induced strain (MFIS), up to 12%, due to the magnetically driven twin boundary...
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FEM simulation of the Nitinol wire
In recent years, one of the most promising new actuator technologies is based on the use of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA). The main challenge for the application of devices that use these materials is the hysteres...
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Martensite Transformation in Ni-Mn-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape-Memory Alloys
The crystal structure of Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys is extremely sensitive to composition. Several martensitic structures including tetragonal (five-layered), orthorhombic (seven-layered), and ...
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Anodized Aluminum Oxide Films as Nanostructured Template for the Grow of Carbon Nanotubes
A summary of our recent work related to the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) inside the pores of anodized alumina oxide (AAO) films is presented. The surface topography of the AAO film was studied by atomic f...