n physics, a ferrimagnetic material is one that has populations of atoms with opposing

magnetic moments, as in antiferromagnetism; however, in ferrimagnetic materials, the

opposing moments are unequal and a spontaneous magnetization remains.[1] This happens
when the populations consist of different materials or ions (such as Fe2+ and Fe3+).
Ferrimagnetism is exhibited by ferrites and magnetic garnets. The oldest known magnetic
substance, magnetite (iron(II,III) oxide; Fe3O4), is a ferrimagnet; it was originally classified
as a ferromagnet before Nel's discovery of ferrimagnetism and antiferromagnetism in 1948.
[2]

Some ferrimagnetic materials are YIG (yttrium iron garnet), cubic ferrites composed of iron
oxides and other elements such as aluminum, cobalt, nickel, manganese and zinc, hexagonal
ferrites such as PbFe12O19 and BaFe12O19, and pyrrhotite, Fe1-xS.[3]

Contents

1 Effects of temperature

2 Properties

3 Molecular ferrimagnets

4 See also

5 References

Effects of tem