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Atomistic simulation of martensite-austenite phase transition in nanoscale nickel-titanium crystals

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Shape-memory (SM) alloys can, after initial inelastic deformation, reconstruct their pristine lattice structure upon heating. The underlying phenomenon is the structural solid-solid phase transition from low-temperature lower-symmetry martensite to the high-temperature higher-symmetry austenite. Conventional nickel-titanium (NiTi) with near-equiatomic concentration already possesses an eminent importance for many applications, whereas the nanostructured equivalent can exhibit yet enhanced thermomechanical properties. However, no plausible microscopic theory of the SM effect in NiTi exists, especially for nanoscale systems. We investigate the thermally induced martensite-austenite phase transition in free equiatomic nanocrystals, comprising up to approximately 40 000 atoms, by means of molecular-dynamics simulations (MD) using a classical Gupta-type many-body scheme. Thereby we complement and extend a previously published study [D. Mutter, P. Nielaba, Eur. Phys. J. B 84, 109 (2011)]. The structural transition, revealing features of a first-order phase transition, is demonstrated. It is contrasted with the melting phase transition, a quantum solid model and bulk experimental findings. Moreover, a nucleation-growth process is observed as well as the irreversibility of the transition upon cooling.

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  1. Department of Physics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany

    Christian Kexel & Stefan Schramm

  2. Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt, Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany

    Stefan Schramm

  3. MBN Research Center, Frankfurt Innovationcenter Biotechnology, Altenhöferallee 3, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany

    Andrey V. Solov’yov

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Kexel, C., Schramm, S. & Solov’yov, A. Atomistic simulation of martensite-austenite phase transition in nanoscale nickel-titanium crystals. Eur. Phys. J. B 88, 221 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2015-60413-x

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