File Name : fig. s1.tif Caption : fig. s1. sem images of ni0.6cofe1.4six meas: (a) si0, (b) si0.1, (c) si0.2 and (d) si0.3; (e) enlarged images and corresponding eds maps of si0.3 alloy. inset in (b) and (c) are the magnified sem images of the si0.1 and si0.2 alloys, respectively. File Name : fig. s2.tif Caption : fig. s2. variation of kam value with strain.