Possibility of soft-matter effects in solids

Autor: H.V. Gomonay, I.G. Kornienko, V.M. Loktev
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Condensed Matter Physics, Vol 13, Iss 2, p 23701 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1607-324X
DOI: 10.5488/CMP.13.23701
Popis: Shape variation under the action of small external fields is a peculiar feature of soft matter. In the present paper we demonstrate a possibility of the analogous shape variation in the solids that combine the properties of antiferro- and ferromagnetic materials and show strong magnetoelastic coupling. The antiferromagnetic subsystem provides a macroscopic deformation of a sample in the external magnetic field while the ferromagnetic component ensures high susceptibility of the domain structure.
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