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Abstract:
Mn2NiGa is reported to be a shape memory material with a
martensite-austenite phase transition. Temperature dependent
measurements of the transport and magnetic properties reveal the
martensitic transition close to room temperature with a thermal
hysteresis of about 27 K. The electronic structure of the valence band
in both phases was studied by hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The
results clearly indicate that strong changes in the electronic structure
appear at the phase transition. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics.
[doi:10.1063/1.3600663]