Observation of exchange bias in the martensitic state of Ni50 Mn36 Sn14 Heusler alloy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Li, Zhe ^a   Jing, Chao ^a   Chen, Jiping ^a   Yuan, Shujuan ^a   Cao, Shixun ^a   Zhang, Jincang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MARTENSITE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EXCHANGE BIAS; FERROMAGNETS; HEUSLER ALLOYS;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 34548678208     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2784958     Document Type: Article

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