Shear Deformation of Nonmodulated Ni$_2$MnGa Martensite: An Ab Initio Study

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Main Authors: Heczko, Martin, Šesták, Petr, Seiner, Hanuš, Zelený, Martin
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author Heczko, Martin
Šesták, Petr
Seiner, Hanuš
Zelený, Martin
author_facet Heczko, Martin
Šesták, Petr
Seiner, Hanuš
Zelený, Martin
contents The impact of shear deformation in $(1\,0\,1)[1\,0\,\bar{1}]$ system of non-modulated (NM) martensite in Ni$_2$MnGa ferromagnetic shape memory alloy is investigated by means of ab initio atomistic simulations. The shear system is associated with twinning of NM lattice and intermatensitic transformation to modulated structures. The stability of the NM lattice increases with increasing content of Mn. The most realistic shear mechanism for twin reorientation can be approximated by the simple shear mechanism, although the lowest barriers were calculated for pure shear mechanism. The energy barrier between twin variants further reduces due to spontaneous appearance of lattice modulation or, in other words, the nanotwins with thickness of two atomic planes. Such nanotwins appear also on the generalized planar fault energy (GPFE) curve calculated using a newly developed advanced procedure and exhibits even lower energy than the defect free NM structure. These nanotwin doublelayers are also basic building blocks of modulated structures and play an important role in intermartensitic transformation.
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spellingShingle Shear Deformation of Nonmodulated Ni$_2$MnGa Martensite: An Ab Initio Study
Heczko, Martin
Šesták, Petr
Seiner, Hanuš
Zelený, Martin
Materials Science
The impact of shear deformation in $(1\,0\,1)[1\,0\,\bar{1}]$ system of non-modulated (NM) martensite in Ni$_2$MnGa ferromagnetic shape memory alloy is investigated by means of ab initio atomistic simulations. The shear system is associated with twinning of NM lattice and intermatensitic transformation to modulated structures. The stability of the NM lattice increases with increasing content of Mn. The most realistic shear mechanism for twin reorientation can be approximated by the simple shear mechanism, although the lowest barriers were calculated for pure shear mechanism. The energy barrier between twin variants further reduces due to spontaneous appearance of lattice modulation or, in other words, the nanotwins with thickness of two atomic planes. Such nanotwins appear also on the generalized planar fault energy (GPFE) curve calculated using a newly developed advanced procedure and exhibits even lower energy than the defect free NM structure. These nanotwin doublelayers are also basic building blocks of modulated structures and play an important role in intermartensitic transformation.
title Shear Deformation of Nonmodulated Ni$_2$MnGa Martensite: An Ab Initio Study
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05520