Pathways for tailoring the magnetostructural response of FeRh-based systems

• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20004963

Materials systems that undergo magnetostructural phase transitions (simultaneous magnetic and structural phase changes) have the capability of providing exceptional functional effects (example: colossal magnetoresistance effect (CMR), giant magnetocaloric (GMCE) and giant volume magnetostriction effects) in response to small physical inputs such as magnetic field, temperature and pressure. It is envisioned that magnetostructural materials may have significant potential for environmental and economic impact as they can be incorporated into a wide array of devices ranging from sensors for energy applications to actuators for tissue engineering constructs. From the standpoint of fundamental scientific research, these materials are interesting as they serve as model systems for understanding basic spin-lattice interactions.