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    Magnetic properties of GaAs-Fe3Si core-shell nanowires — A comparison of ensemble and single nanowire investigation
    (New York : American Institute of Physics, 2017) Hilse, Maria; Jenichen, Bernd; Herfort, Jens
    On the basis of semiconductor-ferromagnet GaAs-Fe3Si core-shell nanowires (Nws) we compare the facilities of magnetic Nw ensemble measurements by superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry versus investigations on single Nws by magnetic force microscopy and computational micromagnetic modeling. Where a careful analysis of ensemble measurements backed up by transmission electron microscopy gave no insights on the properties of the Nw shells, single Nw investigation turned out to be absolutely essential.
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    Robust homoclinic orbits in planar systems with Preisach hysteresis operator
    (Bristol : IOP Publ., 2016) Pimenov, Alexander; Rachinskii, Dmitrii
    We construct examples of robust homoclinic orbits for systems of ordinary differential equations coupled with the Preisach hysteresis operator. Existence of such orbits is demonstrated for the first time. We discuss a generic mechanism that creates robust homoclinic orbits and a method for finding them. An example of a homoclinic orbit in a population dynamics model with hysteretic response of the prey to variations of the predator is studied numerically.
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    Reducing the nucleation barrier in magnetocaloric Heusler alloys by nanoindentation
    (New York : American Institute of Physics, 2016) Niemann, R.; Hahn, S.; Diestel, A.; Backen, A.; Schultz, L.; Nielsch, K.; Wagner, M.F.-X.; Fähler, S.
    Magnetocaloric materials are promising as solid state refrigerants for more efficient and environmentally friendly cooling devices. The highest effects have been observed in materials that exhibit a first-order phase transition. These transformations proceed by nucleation and growth which lead to a hysteresis. Such irreversible processes are undesired since they heat up the material and reduce the efficiency of any cooling application. In this article, we demonstrate an approach to decrease the hysteresis by locally changing the nucleation barrier. We created artificial nucleation sites and analyzed the nucleation and growth processes in their proximity. We use Ni-Mn-Ga, a shape memory alloy that exhibits a martensitic transformation. Epitaxial films serve as a model system, but their high surface-to-volume ratio also allows for a fast heat transfer which is beneficial for a magnetocaloric regenerator geometry. Nanoindentation is used to create a well-defined defect. We quantify the austenite phase fraction in its proximity as a function of temperature which allows us to determine the influence of the defect on the transformation.