Open AccessA Short Review on Verwey Transition in Nanostructured Fe3O4 Materials
Author(s) -
Murtaza Bohra,
Nishit Agarwal,
Vidyadhar Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of nanomaterials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1687-4129
pISSN - 1687-4110
DOI - 10.1155/2019/8457383
Subject(s) - materials science , charge ordering , spintronics , nanostructure , condensed matter physics , thermoelectric effect , nanotechnology , scaling , charge (physics) , spin (aerodynamics) , ferromagnetism , thermodynamics , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Verwey transition (VT) of Fe 3 O 4 has been extensively investigated as this results in sharp changes in its physical properties. Exploitation of VT for potential applications in spin/charge transport, multiferroicity, exchange bias, and spin Seebeck effect-based devices has attracted researchers recently. Although hundreds of reports have been published, the origin of VT is still debatable. Besides, not only the size effects have a significant impact on VT in Fe 3 O 4 , even the conditions of synthesis of Fe 3 O 4 nanostructures mostly affect the changes in VT. Here, we review not only the effects of scaling but also the growth conditions of the Fe 3 O 4 nanostructures on the VT and their novel applications in spintronics and nanotechnology.