The current status of knowledge regarding the surfaces of the iron oxides, magnetite (Fe 3 O
4), maghemite (γ-Fe 2 O 3), haematite (α-Fe 2 O 3), and wüstite (Fe 1− x O) is reviewed. The …

This paper presents a review of the research which is focused on ferrite thin films for
spintronics. First, I will describe the potential of ferrite layers for the generation of spin …

The spontaneous organization of multicomponent micrometre-sized colloids or nanocrystals
into superlattices is of scientific importance for understanding the assembly process on the …

We have carried out a systematic experimental investigation to address the question why
thin films of Fe 3 O 4 (magnetite) generally have a very broad Verwey transition with lower …

We have deposited magnetite thin films using the pulsed laser deposition technique from a α-
Fe 2 O 3 target on different substrates (Si (1 1 1), GaAs (1 0 0), Al 2 O 3 (0 0 1) and …

A challenge in molecular spintronics is to control the magnetic coupling between magnetic
molecules and magnetic electrodes to build efficient devices. Here we show that the nature …

Abstract Magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) has been used for thousands of years as one of the important
magnetic materials. The rapid developments of thin film technology in the past few decades …

Spintronics, or spin-based electronics, is a rapidly growing multidisciplinary research area in
the development of physical mechanisms based on the spin as well as the charge of an …

We study the enhanced magnetic moment observed in epitaxial magnetite (Fe 3 O 4)
ultrathin films (t< 15 nm) grown on MgO (001) substrates by means of pulsed laser …

The oldest known magnetic material, magnetite, is of current interest for use in spintronics as
a thin film. An open question is how thin can magnetite films be and still retain the robust …