Magnetic Shape-Memory Alloys: An Exploration of the Correlation between Microstructure and Macroscopic Properties
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystalline Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: shape-memory alloys; magnetic properties; Martensite transformation; magnetocaloric effect; mechanical properties; magnetization change; thermal hysteresis; elastocaloric effect
Interests: magnetic materials and applications; amorphous nano-crystalline and granular magnetic materials; hysteretic magnetic properties; magnetic wires; transport properties (giant magneto-impedance effect, magneto-resistance); magnetic sensors
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Magnetic shape-memory alloys (MSMAs) exhibit both a shape memory effect and magnetic response characteristics, such as superelasticity, significant magnetostriction, rapid responsiveness, and high energy conversion efficiency. These materials hold considerable promise for applications in various fields such as medicine (e.g., minimally invasive devices), aerospace (e.g., smart actuators), robotics (e.g., precision actuators), sensors, and energy recovery. They facilitate the innovative use of smart materials in high-performance and miniaturized devices. Despite notable advancements in crystallography, this field continues to be plagued by numerous unresolved scientific questions and technical challenges. For example, our understanding of the dynamic relationship between phase transformation mechanisms and crystal structures remains inadequate; the coupling mechanism between magnetic fields and lattice strains has yet to be fully elucidated; effective control over the direction of movement of twin interfaces is still a challenge; crystallographic responses under multi-physical field coupling conditions and their effects on performance require further investigation; the dynamic evolution of crystal structures under a magnetic field needs exploration; regulatory mechanisms governing phase transformation temperatures and crystal symmetries are not well understood; and studies on phase transformation kinetics under multi-field coupling conditions are needed. We cordially invite the submission of original research papers or review articles that focus on the development and applications of magnetic shape-memory alloys. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the areas mentioned above.
Dr. Zhenni Zhou
Prof. Dr. Arcady Zhukov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- • Ni-Mn-based alloys
- • Dynamic phase transition mechanisms
- • Magneto-elastic coupling
- • Multi-field coupling effects
- • Composition sensitivity
- • Interface engineering
- • Cross-scale characterization
- • Intelligent driving materials.
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