First-Principles Investigation on Phase Stability,Elastic and Magnetic Properties of Boron Doping in Ni-Mn-Ti Alloy

摘要

The all-d-metal Ni-Mn-Ti Heusler alloy has giant elastocaloric eff ect and excellent mechanical properties,which is diff erent from the conventional Ni-Mn-based Heusler alloys.In this work,the preferred site occupation,phase stability,martensitic transformation,magnetic properties,and electronic structure of the B-doped Ni_(2)Mn_(1.5)Ti_(0.5)alloys are systematically investigated by the fi rst-principles calculations.The results show that B atoms preferentially occupy the octahedral interstitial.The doped B atoms tend to exist in the(Ni_(2)Mn_(1.5)Ti_(0.5))_(1-x)B_(x)(x=0.03,0.06,0.09)alloy in the form of aggregation distribution,and the martensitic transformation temperature decreases with the increase in the B content.For octahedral interstitial doping,the toughness and plasticity of the(Ni_(2)Mn_(1.5)Ti_(0.5))_(1-x)B_(x) alloys decrease,but the strength and rigidity are greatly enhanced.This is because a small part of the d-d hybridization in ternary Ni-Mn-Ti alloy is replaced by the p-d hybridization in Ni-Mn-Ti-B alloy.