The giant magneto-strain effect is particularly attractive for actuator applications in micro-and
nanometer dimensions as it enables contact-less control of large deformations, which can …

Magnetic shape-memory (MSM) alloys, such as NiMnGa,[1] reach maximum strains of close
to 10% in single crystals.[2] This exceeds the strain obtainable from piezoelectric or …

In order to use the magnetic shape memory alloy Ni–Mn–Ga with its high achievable strain
of up to 10% for microactuators, freestanding epitaxial films are required. Here we show that …

Smart materials with light-actuated shape memory effects are developed from renewable
resources in this work. Bio-based benzoxazine resin is prepared from vanillin, furfurylamine …

The transformation behavior of Ni–Mn–Ga submicron polycrystalline thin films was
investigated with respect to target composition, different substrates, annealing temperature …

Epitaxial Ni–Mn–Ga films were grown on Sr Ti O 3 by sputter deposition. The films deposited
at 673 K are ferromagnetic and martensitic at room temperature. Pole figure measurements …

The magnetic shape memory (MSM) effect was observed in Ni–Mn–Ga freestanding thin
foils down to 90 μ m in thickness using top-down approach. The foils were prepared by …

Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMAs) are a new class of functional materials, which
show, besides shape memory and pseudoelasticity, a strong influence of an external …

Ni50Mn30Ga20 films of 13μm thickness were fabricated by DC magnetron sputtering on
unheated glass substrates. The As-deposited films are partially crystalline and crystallize …

The near-stoichiometric Ni2MnGa ferromagnetic alloys are one of the smart materials, that
are of a great interest when they are deposited as a thin film by rf sputtering. These thin films …