title: New magnetic order in buried native iron oxide layers.
abstract: The properties of a magnetically ordered buried Fe oxide layer are presented. This oxide has a room-temperature magnetization exceeding that of Fe3O4 by 42% and of gamma-Fe2O3 by 89%. The oxide consists of a component (70%) with a net moment of 2.0 micro(B)/Fe ion, while the remaining spins yield no net moment. The oxide magnetization is stabilized in part by the proximate Fe metal.
authors.affiliation: Center for Magnetic Recording Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0401, USA. gbeach@physics.utexas.edu
authors.forename: G S D
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Crozier
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Berkowitz