Abstract
We report that the spin structure of alpha-Fe2O3 nanoparticles rotates coherently out of the basal (001) plane at low temperatures when interacting with thin plate-shaped NiO nanoparticles. The observed spin reorientation (up to similar to 70 degrees) in alpha-Fe2O3 nanoparticles has, in appearance, similarities to the Morin transition in bulk alpha-Fe2O3, but its origin is different-it is caused by exchange coupling between aggregated nanoparticles of alpha-Fe2O3 and NiO with different directions of easy axes of magnetization.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Physical Review B Condensed Matter |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 21 |
Pages (from-to) | 214435 (10 pages) |
ISSN | 0163-1829 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- HEMATITE NANOPARTICLES
- Dependence
- Physics
- MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES
- AGGREGATION
- CRYSTAL-GROWTH
- ANISOTROPY
- Size
- NIO NANOPARTICLES