Finite-element reconstruction of molten-zone dynamics and chemical segregation in optical floating-zone grown Ni--Mn--Ga

Denys Musiienko, Taras Kovaliuk, Petr Harcuba +2

Homogeneous single-crystal growth of Ni--Mn--Ga magnetic shape-memory alloys is limited by incongruent melting, Mn reactivity, and longitudinal composition segregation. We report a…