3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Anomalous thermal and elastic properties of an epitaxial NiTi film exhibiting R-phase
Kristýna RepÄek, Tomáš Grabec, David MareÅ¡ +8
Shape memory alloys like NiTi are at the core of emerging thermal management applications, including elastocaloric refrigeration, thermoelastic harvesting, and latent heat storage.…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Ultra-transient grating spectroscopy for visualization of surface acoustics
Tomáš Grabec, Pavla Stoklasová, Kristýna RepÄek +5
Ultrasonic wave propagation across material surfaces reveals essential information about the materials' elastic behavior. The elastodynamic response of the surface is characterized…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Compliant Lattice Modulations Enable Anomalous Elasticity in Ni-Mn-Ga Martensite
Kristýna RepÄek, Pavla Stoklasová, Tomáš Grabec +8
High mobility of twin boundaries in modulated martensites of Ni-Mn-Ga-based ferromagnetic shape memory alloys holds a promise for unique magnetomechanical applications. This featur…