First Elucidation of Mechanism of Shape Memory Effect Driven by Magnetic Field

A research group centering on Associate Professor Akio Kimura of Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University,, and Mr. Mao Ye, a graduate student in the same university, Professor Masafumi Shirai and Assistant Professor Yoshio Miura of the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Dr. Keisuke Kobayashi, Beamline Station Leader and Dr. Shigenori Ueda, Researcher, of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Professor Ryosuke Kainuma of the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, and Professor Takeshi Kanomata of the Division of Engineering, Graduate School of Tohoku Gakuin University, elucidated the mechanism of structural phase transition shown in ferromagnetic shape memory alloys for the first time, using hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HX-PES) at the large synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8 and a computational technique, so-called, a first-principles calculation. Proposal for general principles of the design on next-generation actuator materials based on ferromagnetic shape memory alloys is expected to be possible as a result of these achievements.
Proposal for general principles of the design on next-generation actuator materials based on ferromagnetic shape memory alloys is expected to be possible as a result of these achievements.