Research paper

First-Principles Study on the Regulation of Martensitic Transformation and Magnetic and Mechanical Properties of Ni-Mn-Ti Alloy via Co and Si Codoping

  • LIU Dan ,
  • BAI Jing ,
  • ZHANG Yu ,
  • GUO Keliang ,
  • LIU Xin ,
  • ZUO Liang
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  • 1 Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    2 School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
    3 Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
BAI Jing, professor, Tel: (0335)8066415, E-mail: baijing@neuq.edu.cn

Received date: 2024-05-15

  Revised date: 2024-06-22

  Online published: 2024-11-13

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(51771044);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(N2223025);Foundation of Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province(22567627H)

Abstract

The novel all-d-metal Ni-Mn-Ti Heusler alloys have various application prospects in the field of functional materials owing to their excellent elastocaloric effect and mechanical properties. However, the noteworthy magnetocaloric effect in conventional Ni-Mn-based Heusler alloys is not reflected in Ni-Mn-Ti alloys because of the weak magnetism of both its austenitic parent and martensitic phases. To overcome this limitation, this study explored the effect of Co and Si codoping on the martensitic transformation and magnetic and mechanical properties of Ni-Mn-Ti alloys based on first-principles calculation. The codoping of Co and Si effectively modulated the comprehensive properties of the Ni-Mn-Ti alloys. Specifically, Si atoms tended to directly occupy the Mn sublattice, whereas Co atoms tended to directly occupy the Ni sublattice. Further, the codoped Co and Si atoms exhibited a tendency of aggregated distribution in the alloy. In the Ni-(Co)-Mn-(Si)-Ti alloy, the austenite transformed from an antiferromagnetic state to a ferromagnetic state with increasing Co content. In contrast, the martensite remained in an antiferromagnetic state. This resulted in the observation of a magneto-structural transition at specific compositions, which facilitated the realization of a significant magnetocaloric effect. Furthermore, the Si-doped Ni-Mn-Ti alloy significantly increased its strength while decreasing its toughness. Whereas, the Co and Si-codoped Ni-Mn-Ti alloy exhibited better overall mechanical properties than the ternary. Finally, the study also explored the density of electronic states (DOS) of the alloys to elucidate the physical mechanisms underlying the experimentally observed martensitic transformation and the changes in the magnetic properties.

Cite this article

LIU Dan , BAI Jing , ZHANG Yu , GUO Keliang , LIU Xin , ZUO Liang . First-Principles Study on the Regulation of Martensitic Transformation and Magnetic and Mechanical Properties of Ni-Mn-Ti Alloy via Co and Si Codoping[J]. Acta Metall Sin, 2026 , 62(7) : 1310 -1322 . DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2024.00163

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