Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11020022 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2019 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Fe3O4 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by the sol-gel explosion-assisted method. The phase composition of products with different ratios of dry gel and explosive agent (3:1, 6:1, 12:1) was studied. Highly pure, well-crystallized, spherical and monodispersed Fe3O4 3-20â¯nm nanoparticles were obtained at the 12:1 ratio. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization of the as-synthesized nanoparticles demonstrated consistency with stoichiometric Fe3O4 surface composition. Zero-field cooled and field cooled measurements at 200â¯Oe validate that the anisotropy energy is greater than thermal energy up to 300â¯K for the â¼10â¯nm samples. The Verwey transition (metal-insulator) of magnetite nanoparticles takes place at 128â¯K (Tv). The effects of different temperatures of 5â¯K, 128â¯K, and 300â¯K on magnetic behavior were studied in detail. The results show that hysteresis behavior weakens as the temperature increases. Saturation magnetization (Ms) of 86.2 emu/g is the highest at Tv. Initial susceptibility (Ïα) increases as a function of temperature, whereas coercivity (Hc) decreases.
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Authors
Ping Hu, Tian Chang, Wen-Jing Chen, Jie Deng, Shi-Lei Li, Ye-Gai Zuo, Lu Kang, Fan Yang, Megan Hostetter, Alex A. Volinsky,