Rare Earth Magnet Basics / Glossary of Magnet Terms / Antiferromagnetism
- Antiferromagnetism
- A magnetic property in which the neighboring magnetic moments in the material are oriented in the opposite directions to each other so that the magnetization of the material as a whole is zero. A material that demonstrates this magnetic property is called an antiferromagnetic body. When such a body reaches the Neel temperature, it becomes paramagnet.