Structural Disorder in Mechanosynthesized Zinc Ferrite

The character of the mechanically induced structural disorder and nature of the metastability of mechanosynthesized zinc ferrite are elucidated by investigation of its structure. Attention is concentrated on the explanation of an origin of mechanically induced changes in magnetic properties of the nanoscale mechanosynthesized ferrite. The range of thermal stability of mechanically induced metastable states is determined by studying the response of the metastable mechanosynthesized zinc ferrite to changes in temperature.