Obtaining of Ni-Mn-Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy by Annealing Electrochemically Deposited Ga/Mn/Ni Layers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2012
Abstract
Ni-Mn-Ga thin films are promising candidates for MicroElectroMechanical Systems. Triple-layers of nickel, manganese, and gallium were electrodeposited from chemical solutions on to tungsten and molybdenum refractory metal substrates. These layered films were subsequently annealed at 800 to 900 °C to form a Ni-Mn-Ga Heusler alloy by diffusion. To evaluate the quality of the film, the magnetization of the Ni-Mn-Ga film was measured and normalized by the magnetization of nickel, yielding the relative magnetization. Due to the formation of Ni-Mn-Ga during annealing, the relative magnetization was approximately 2 times larger than the tri-layered as-plated film. These results are comparable to bulk Ni-Mn-Ga reference samples. X-ray diffraction measurements confirmed that the material was present as a mixture of L21-ordered austenite as well as modulated 10 M and non modulated martensite with manganese oxide impurities.
Publication Information
Gaitzsch, Uwe; Drache, Jessica; McDonald, Ken; Müllner, Peter; and Lindquist, Paul. (2012). "Obtaining of Ni-Mn-Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy by Annealing Electrochemically Deposited Ga/Mn/Ni Layers". Thin Solid Films, 522171-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2012.08.019