Charge ordering

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Charge ordering is second order phase transition that occurs when atoms with different oxidation states form an ordered superlattice .

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Fe₃O₄ is a mixed oxide where the iron atoms assume a mixture of Fe³⁺ and Fe²⁺. Below 120K, the combination of 2+ and 3+ species arrange themselves in a regular pattern, whereas above that transition temperature the thermal energy is great enough that the species are disordered. ^[1]

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