Evolution of the magnetic structure with chemical composition in spinel iron oxide nanoparticles

• DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02723c
• Publication Date: 2015-07-23T15:30:12Z
• Authors: G. Muscas; N. Yaacoub; G. Concas; F. Sayed; R. Sayed Hassan; J. M. Greneche; C. Cannas; A. Musinu; V. Foglietti; S. Casciardi; C. Sangregorio; D. Peddis
• Keywords: Spin canting; Magnetocrystalline anisotropy; Superexchange; Ferrimagnetism; Iron oxide nanoparticles; Magnetic structure

Magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles with spinel structure are strictly related to a complex interplay between cationic distribution and the presence non-collinear spin (spin canting ).