
handle: 11104/0369942
The atomic topology of individual, highly mobile Type I and Type II twin boundaries in 10M Ni–Mn–Ga martensite was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The twin boundaries established in a bulk single crystal showed twinning stresses of ∼1 MPa for Type I and ∼0.1 MPa for Type II. TEM lamellae with a (010) cross-section and the c-axis (easy-magnetization direction) lying in-plane were prepared by focused ion-beam milling, each containing a single twin boundary of specific type. High-resolution TEM confirmed an atomically sharp Type I twin boundary oriented along the rational (101) plane. The Type II boundary was also atomically sharp, apart from occasional single-atomic-plane steps, contrasting with previous suggestions of its diffuse nature. These findings provide the first direct atomic-scale comparison of both boundary types and offer critical structural insight into the origin of supermobility in Type II twin boundaries.
ferromagnetic shape memory alloy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), twinning, interface structure
ferromagnetic shape memory alloy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), twinning, interface structure
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