Science news articles about 'Curie temperature'

... , which make them suitable for many applications. A high Curie temperature is an asset for the use of such magnetic compounds in functional ... . Hexa-, hepta-, and octacyanometalates have been shown to have high Curie temperatures as a result of the high coordination number ...

... display a spontaneous electric polarization below the Curie temperature that can be reoriented, typically by applying an electric field. In this study, researchers from Argonne, Northern Illinois ...

... radius at which the response changes to paraelectric (above the Curie temperature). This so-called "size effect ... , pyroelectric, direct current and voltage in response to temperature fluctuations that could be harvested and detected using a bolometric detector ...

... of the hole-states, which has a direct and crucial bearing on its Curie temperature, has been vigorously debated. In semiconductors and other solid ... system. Walukiewicz says that understanding the factors that control the Curie temperature can serve as a guide for strategies to optimize ...

... iron core to create a magnetic field. And temperatures at the core-mantle boundary -- which would have been close ... to heat the metal grains past their individual Curie temperatures -- the point at which a metal loses its magnetization ...