Magnetic anisotropy energy of ferromagnetic shape memory alloys Ni2X(X=Fe, Co)Ga by first-principles calculations

First-principles calculations were employed to explore magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy (MAE) of Ni2X(X=Fe, Co)Ga alloys. The MAE of Ni2FeGa is found to show a concave behavior as a function of tetragonal distortion and easy-axis of magnetization in martensitic phase is along long axis, which ha...

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Main Authors: Wangqiang He, Xingqiao Ma, Zhuhong Liu, Yi Wang, Long-Qing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2017-07-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4992138