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Multiferroic Iron Oxide Thin Films at Room Temperature
Martí Gich ,* Ignasi Fina , Alessio Morelli , Florencio Sánchez , Marin Alexe ,
Jaume Gàzquez , Josep Fontcuberta , and Anna Roig

Advanced Materials Volume 26Issue 27pages 4645–4652July 16, 2014, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400990

Multiferroic behaviour at room temperature is demonstrated in ε-Fe2O3. The simple composition of this new ferromagnetic ferroelectric oxide and the discovery of a robust path for its thin film growth by using suitable seed layers may boost the exploitation of ε-Fe2O3 in novel devices.

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