Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1804317 | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by the thermal decomposition of Fe(acac)3 and Fe(CO)5. Three different homogeneous procedures were used for the controlled synthesis of Fe3O4, γ-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4/γ-Fe2O3 mixture nanocrystals. A combination of characterization techniques was used in order to distinguish these oxides. The controllable size, the narrow distribution and the rhombic self-assembly of the nanoparticles were revealed by the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images and the X-ray powder diffraction results. For the quantitative analysis of the samples manganometry was used. Preliminary magnetic measurements indicated the size and composition dependence of saturation magnetization, a superparamagnetic behavior of the samples and some ferromagnetic features.