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Magnetic oxides are important functional magnetic materials, both as permanent magnets and as soft magnetic materials for high-frequency and microwave applications. They have been central in developing our understanding of exchange in strongly correlated insulating and barely metallic systems, including the effects of magnetic frustration and disorder. Oxide thin films are playing an increasing role in spin electronics. This chapter begins with an outline of the natural distribution of magnetic elements, with an initial emphasis on naturally occurring oxide minerals, especially oxides, hydroxides, and silicates of iron and other magnetic cations. Principles of 3d oxide magnetism and crystal chemistry are introduced. Structure and intrinsic magnetic properties of the main structural families of binary and ternary oxides and related compounds, including halides, chalcogenides, and pnictides, are then presented in tabular form. Magnetism of 4d, 5d, and 5f oxides is also covered. Then methods of preparing oxide thin films are presented, and specific features of single oxide films, interfaces, and heterostructures are discussed.
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Coey, J.M.D. (2021). Magnetic Oxides and Other Compounds. In: Coey, J.M.D., Parkin, S.S. (eds) Handbook of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63210-6_17
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