A transition specific to
α-Fe2O3 in which there is a change in the direction of the atomic magnetic moments in the antiferromagnetic state from parallel to perpendicular to the
c-axis. Synonymous with spin-flop transition.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 587 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)