Abstract
The structure and phase transformations of thin Ni-Ti shape memory alloy films grown by molecular beam epitaxy are investigated for compositions from 43 to 56 at. % Ti. Despite the substrate constraint, temperature dependent x-ray diffraction and resistivity measurements reveal reversible, martensitic phase transformations. The results suggest that these occur by an in-plane shear which does not disturb the lattice coherence at interfaces.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 191901 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 9 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank J. L. Hall, R. Liptak, and L. Feigl for fruitful discussions. This work was funded by ARO-MURI Grant No. W911NF-07-1-0410. The MRL Central Facilities are supported by the MRSEC Program of the NSF; a member of the NSF-funded Materials Research Facilities Network.