Rare iron oxide could be combined with 2-D materials for electronic, spintronic devices

Researchers have simplified the synthesis of a unique, nearly two-dimensional form of iron oxide with strong magnetic properties that is easy to stack atop other 2-D materials. The material, epsilon iron(III) oxide, shows promise as a building block for exotic nanoscale structures that could be useful for spintronic devices, electronic, or storage applications that take advantage of not only the charge of electrons but also their spin states.