Magnetostructural coupling near room temperature in Ni46-xFexCu4Mn34Ga16 alloys

We report the magnetostructural coupling near room temperature in Ni46-xFexCu4Mn34Ga16 (0 ≤ x ≤ 10) alloys. The martensitic transformation temperature was detected over the whole composition range and was decreased by the substitution of Fe for Ni. The martensitic and austenitic Curie temperatures, TCM and TCA, were observed for 0 ≤ x ≤ 6 and 4 ≤ x ≤ 10, respectively. With the increasing Fe content, TCA was slightly increased and TCM was more rapidly increased. The paramagnetic state of the martensite phase collapsed for x > 6 with the presence of the ferromagnetic austenite phase. The magnetostructural coupling transition from paramagnetic martensite to ferromagnetic austenite was obtained within the temperature range of 300–350 K which was near room temperature.