Interplay between oxygen vacancies and cation ordering in the NiFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> spinel ferrite
Rémi Arras, Kedar Sharma, L. Calmels
Abstract
First-principles calculations have been performed to study the interplay between cation disorder and oxygen vacancies in the spinel ferrite NiFe 2 O 4 , a ferrimagnetic oxide, highly promising for spintronic applications.
Topics & Concepts
SpinelFerrimagnetismMaterials scienceFerrite (magnet)SpintronicsOxygenOxideFerromagnetismCondensed matter physicsInorganic chemistryCrystallographyMetallurgyMagnetizationChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryComposite materialQuantum mechanicsMagnetic fieldMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSemiconductor materials and interfaces