Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Characterization of Microstructure and Phase Transformation in Ni–Ti–Cu–V Quaternary Thin-Film Library
Abstract
Ni–Ti–based shape memory alloys (SMAs) have found widespread use in the last 70 years, but improving their functional stability remains a key quest for more robust and advanced applications. Named for their ability to retain their processed shape as a result of a reversible martensitic transformation, SMAs are highly sensitive to compositional variations. Alloying with ternary and quaternary elements to fine-tune the lattice parameters and the thermal hysteresis of an SMA, therefore, becomes a challenge in materials exploration. Combinatorial materials science allows streamlining of the synthesis process and data management from multiple characterization techniques. In this study, a composition spread of Ni–Ti–Cu–V thin-film library was synthesized by magnetron co-sputtering on a thermally oxidized Si wafer. Composition-dependent phase transformation temperature and microstructure were investigated and determined using high-throughput wavelength dispersive spectroscopy, synchrotron X-ray diffraction, and temperature-dependent resistance measurements. Of the 177 compositions in the materials library, 32 were observed to have shape memory effect, of which five had zero or near-zero thermal hysteresis. These compositions provide flexibility in the operating temperature regimes that they can be used in. A phase map for the quaternary system and correlations of functional properties are discussed with respect to the local microstructure and composition ofmore »
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
- Ruhr Univ., Bochum (Germany). Werkstoffe der Mikrotechnik
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1647628
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; DGE-1322106
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Engineering
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2095-8099
- Publisher:
- Engineering Sciences Press
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; Ni–Ti–Cu–V alloys; combinatorial materials science; quaternary alloys; shape memory alloys; thin-film library; elastocaloric cooling; thermoelastic cooling; phase transformation; high-throughput characterization; property mapping; machine learning
Citation Formats
Al Hasan, Naila M., Hou, Huilong, Sarkar, Suchismita, Thienhaus, Sigurd, Mehta, Apurva, Ludwig, Alfred, and Takeuchi, Ichiro. Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Characterization of Microstructure and Phase Transformation in Ni–Ti–Cu–V Quaternary Thin-Film Library. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.eng.2020.05.003.
Al Hasan, Naila M., Hou, Huilong, Sarkar, Suchismita, Thienhaus, Sigurd, Mehta, Apurva, Ludwig, Alfred, & Takeuchi, Ichiro. Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Characterization of Microstructure and Phase Transformation in Ni–Ti–Cu–V Quaternary Thin-Film Library. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2020.05.003
Al Hasan, Naila M., Hou, Huilong, Sarkar, Suchismita, Thienhaus, Sigurd, Mehta, Apurva, Ludwig, Alfred, and Takeuchi, Ichiro. Mon .
"Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Characterization of Microstructure and Phase Transformation in Ni–Ti–Cu–V Quaternary Thin-Film Library". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2020.05.003. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1647628.
@article{osti_1647628,
title = {Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Characterization of Microstructure and Phase Transformation in Ni–Ti–Cu–V Quaternary Thin-Film Library},
author = {Al Hasan, Naila M. and Hou, Huilong and Sarkar, Suchismita and Thienhaus, Sigurd and Mehta, Apurva and Ludwig, Alfred and Takeuchi, Ichiro},
abstractNote = {Ni–Ti–based shape memory alloys (SMAs) have found widespread use in the last 70 years, but improving their functional stability remains a key quest for more robust and advanced applications. Named for their ability to retain their processed shape as a result of a reversible martensitic transformation, SMAs are highly sensitive to compositional variations. Alloying with ternary and quaternary elements to fine-tune the lattice parameters and the thermal hysteresis of an SMA, therefore, becomes a challenge in materials exploration. Combinatorial materials science allows streamlining of the synthesis process and data management from multiple characterization techniques. In this study, a composition spread of Ni–Ti–Cu–V thin-film library was synthesized by magnetron co-sputtering on a thermally oxidized Si wafer. Composition-dependent phase transformation temperature and microstructure were investigated and determined using high-throughput wavelength dispersive spectroscopy, synchrotron X-ray diffraction, and temperature-dependent resistance measurements. Of the 177 compositions in the materials library, 32 were observed to have shape memory effect, of which five had zero or near-zero thermal hysteresis. These compositions provide flexibility in the operating temperature regimes that they can be used in. A phase map for the quaternary system and correlations of functional properties are discussed with respect to the local microstructure and composition of the thin-film library.},
doi = {10.1016/j.eng.2020.05.003},
journal = {Engineering},
number = 6,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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