Large negative magnetoresistance in quaternary Heusler alloy Ni 50Mn 8Fe 17Ga 25 melt-spun ribbons

Z. H. Liu; H. Liu; X. X. Zhang; X. K. Zhang; John Q. Xiao; Z. Y. Zhu; X. F. Dai; G. D. Liu; J. L. Chen; G. H. Wu

doi:10.1063/1.1925783

Large negative magnetoresistance in quaternary Heusler alloy Ni ₅₀Mn ₈Fe ₁₇Ga ₂₅ melt-spun ribbons

Z. H. Liu^*, H. Liu, X. X. Zhang, X. K. Zhang, John Q. Xiao, Z. Y. Zhu, X. F. Dai, G. D. Liu, J. L. Chen, G. H. Wu

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Abstract

Quaternary Heusler alloy Ni50 Mn8 Fe17 Ga25 ribbons have been prepared by the melt-spun method. The ribbons exhibit large negative magnetoresistance (MR) {= [R (H) -R (0)] R (0) } over a wide temperature region, particularly in the region during the martensitic phase transformation. The MR decreases significantly after annealing. The large MR is isotropic and is mainly attributed to the local magnetic disorders, magnetic clusters, and heterogeneity. The maximum MR at martensitic transformation may be due to the redistribution of electrons and the increase of phase boundary scattering. This feature adds a useful functionality to the already interesting Heusler alloys.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	182507
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	86
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1925783
State	Published - May 2 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The work described in this letter was supported by the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 50371101 and a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China (Project No. HKUST6059∕02E).

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