Driving force for martensitic transformation in Ni${}_2$Mn${}_{1+x}$Sn${}_{1-x}$

Soumyadipta Pal, Sagar Sarkar, Shishir Kumar Pandey +2

The martensitic transformation in Ni${}_2$Mn${}_{1+x}$Sn${}_{1-x}$ alloys has been investigated within ab-initio density functional theory. The experimental trend of a martensitic tran…