{"paper":{"title":"Pyroelectric detection of spontaneous polarization in magnetite thin films","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":["cond-mat.str-el"],"primary_cat":"cond-mat.mtrl-sci","authors_text":"H. Misumi, M. Lippmaa, R. Takahashi","submitted_at":"2012-09-21T07:57:45Z","abstract_excerpt":"We have investigated the spontaneous polarization in Fe$_3$O$_4$ thin films by using dynamic and static pyroelectric measurements. The magnetic and dielectric behavior of Fe$_3$O$_4$ thin films grown on Nb:SrTiO$_3$(001) substrates was consistent with bulk crystals. The well-known metal-insulator (Verwey) transition was observed at 120 K. The appearance of a pyroelectric response in the Fe$_3$O$_4$ thin films just below the Verwey temperature shows that spontaneous polarization appeared in Fe$_3$O$_4$ at the charge ordering transition temperature. The polar state characteristics are consistent"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1209.4735","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}