Lithium has been chemically inserted into compounds of the type alpha -Fe2-
xTixO3 (x < ca. 0.25). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows the partial r
eduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+. Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy shows a decrease in
magnitude of the magnetic hyperfine fields characteristic of the <alpha>-Fe
2O3 structure. Similar results have been recorded from materials of formula
tion alpha -Fe2-xMxO3 (M = Sn, Mg). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All righ
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