Abstract
The phase transitions and magnetoresistance in polycrystalline ferromagnetic Ni50Mn50−xInx (15⩽x⩽16.2) Heusler alloys were studied through ac susceptibility, magnetization, thermal expansion, and resistivity measurements in the temperature interval of 5–400K. The temperatures of the martensitic transformations were found to be strongly dependent on In concentration and on the strength of the applied external magnetic field. We observed large magnetoresistance (MR) Δρ∕ρo≈−80% for x=16 at T≈125K and Δρ∕ρo≈−56% for x=15 at T≈309K for ΔH=5T. In addition to large MR, the Ni50Mn50−xInx system exhibits ferromagnetic shape-memory effect and a large magnetic entropy change. Hence this system has potential to be a multifunctional applied material.
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