Thermal stability of the non-equilibrium cation distribution in nanocrystalline high-energy milled spinel ferrite

The most remarkable effect in spinel ferrites is the strong dependence of properties on the state of structural disorder and, in particular, on the cation distribution. The thermal stability of the non-equilibrium cation distribution in nanoscale milled spinel ferrites is of considerable relevance to nanoscience and nanotechnology of these compounds. In this contribution, the thermally induced structural evolution of the nanosized milled zinc ferrite is studied.