Co-emergence of magnetic order and structural fluctuations in magnetite

Giuditta Perversi; Elise Pachoud; James Cumby; Jessica M. Hudspeth; Jon P. Wright; Simon A. J. Kimber; J. Paul Attfield

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10949-9

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Co-emergence of magnetic order and structural fluctuations in magnetite

Giuditta Perversi,
Elise Pachoud,
James Cumby,
Jessica M. Hudspeth,
Jon P. Wright,
Simon A. J. Kimber,
J. Paul Attfield

Affiliations

Giuditta Perversi: Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC) and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
Elise Pachoud: Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC) and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
James Cumby: Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC) and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
Jessica M. Hudspeth: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Jon P. Wright: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Simon A. J. Kimber: ICB-Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, Université Bourgogne-Franche Comté
J. Paul Attfield: Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC) and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10949-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The Verwey transition in magnetite was reported 80 years ago but identifying the underlying mechanism has been difficult. Here the authors show that structural distortions associated with the Verwey transition emerge as local fluctuations at the Curie temperature, confirming their link with magnetic order.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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