Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology have been studying the behavior of iron oxide surfaces. The atomic structure of iron oxide, which had been assumed to be well-established, turned out ...

The crystalline phases (for example, α-Fe 2 O 3, γ-Fe 2 O 3, and Fe 3 O 4) and oxidation state (for example, Fe 2+ and Fe 3+) of iron oxides can be suitably controlled to achieve desirable properties ...

Magnetite (or Fe3O4) is an elaborate kind of rust - a regular lattice of oxygen and iron atoms. But this material plays an increasingly important role as a catalyst, in electronic devices and in ...