Disorder and Strain-Induced Complexity in Functional Materials (eBook)

Prof. Kakeshita is a leading researcher in the discipline of physical properties under extreme conditions. He also is the leader of a Global COE program, which is competitive educational program for PhD course student supported by the Japanese government. Dr. Fukuda is a distinguished researcher in the field of martensitic transformation. Prof. Planes and Dr. Saxena have previously been co-editors of a Springer book on "Magnetism and Structure in Functional Materials".

Disorder and Strain-Induced Complexity in Functional Materials 4
Preface 6
Contents 8
Contributors 14
Chapter 1: Domain Boundary Engineering in Ferroic and Multiferroic Materials: A Simple Introduction 17
Chapter 2: Phase Diagrams of Conventional and Inverse Functional Magnetic Heusler Alloys: New Theoretical and Experimental Investigations 35
Chapter 3: Ni–Mn–X Heusler Materials 64
Chapter 4: Magnetic Interactions Governing the Inverse Magnetocaloric Effect in Martensitic Ni–Mn-Based Shape-memory Alloys 81
Chapter 5: Magnetic Field-Induced Strain in Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys Fe-31.2Pd, Fe3 Pt, and Ni 2 MnGa 92
Chapter 6: Soft Electronic Matter: Inhomogeneneous Phases in Strongly Correlated Condensed Matter 108
Chapter 7: Defects in Ferroelectrics 126
Chapter 8: High-Resolution Visualization Techniques: Structural Aspects 148
Chapter 9: High-Resolution Visualizing Techniques: Magnetic Aspects 163
Chapter 10: Understanding Glassy Phenomena in Materials 189
Chapter 11: Strain Glass and Strain Glass Transition 212
Chapter 12: Precursor Nanoscale Textures in Ferroelastic Martensites 237
Chapter 13: Metastability, Hysteresis, Avalanches, and Acoustic Emission: Martensitic Transitions in Functional Materials 258
Chapter 14: Entropy–Driven Conformations Controlling DNA Functions 282
Chapter 15: Conclusion and Outlook 302
Index 311