“…During the last decade iron (III) oxides have been at the focus of a remarkable research interest due to a wide variety of properties, as well as possessing a huge potential for applications [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Among seven polymorphs of iron (III) oxide, ␣-Fe 2 O 3 (hematite) in various forms (such as bare nanoparticles, nanowires, microcubes, rods, microspheres, nanorods, nanotubes, and nanoparticles embedded in an inert matrix) has been under extensive investigation in order to understand the influence of size, shape, anisotropy, microstructure, inter-particle interaction and surface effects on its physical properties.…”