Noncollinearity as a size effect of CrO2 small particles

Abstract
The magnetic structure of small CrO2 particles doped with about 1.2 wt.% 57Fe has been explored by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy as a function of the particle size. Mössbauer spectra, obtained with a longitudinal magnetic field applied, unambiguously establish that a noncollinear structure exists that is most pronounced for the smallest particles. The analysis indicates that a surface effect is the origin of this phenomenon. It follows that a core model proposed earlier for the magnetic structure of CrO2 small particles is warranted.

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