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Magnetic shape memory

Magnetoelastic sponges

A Correction to this article was published on 01 December 2009

Nickel–manganese–gallium foams connected internally by sizeable single-crystalline elements provide magnetic-field-induced strains comparable to free-standing bulk single crystals, and demonstrate feasibility for the application of magnetic shape memory.

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Figure 1: Schematic of magnetic-field-induced strain.
Figure 2: Magnetic shape-memory foams.

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Acet, M. Magnetoelastic sponges. Nature Mater 8, 854–855 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2551

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