The Effects of Magnetic and Non-magnetic Element Substitutions in Ni-Mn-Ga Alloy

In view of tuning different transitions, Co and V are substituted in Mn-rich Ni-Mn-Ga alloy. Ni₄₁Co₉Mn₃₀V₂Ga₁₈ sample undergoes a coupled magnetostructural transition above room temperature with a low thermal and magnetic hysteresis and high sensitivity of martensite transition temperature (8 K/T) with the field. ∆S_M is found to be a maximum of −2.33 J/kg-K for 3 T field change with a large RCP of 158 J/kg. The presence of intermartensite transition along with the magnetostructural transition widens the range of working temperature.