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Title: | Morphological and Magnetic Properties of Superparamagnetic Carbon-Coated Fe Nanoparticles Produced by Arc Discharge. |
Author: | Aguiló Aguayo, Noemí Inestrosa Izurieta, María José García Céspedes, Jordi Bertrán Serra, Enric |
Keywords: | Nanopartícules Arc elèctric Magnetoquímica Materials biomèdics Nanoparticles Electric arc Magnetochemistry Biomedical materials |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
Publisher: | American Scientific Publishers |
Abstract: | Spherical carbon coated iron particles of nanometric diameter in the 5-10 nm range have been produced by arc discharge at near-atmospheric pressure conditions (using 5-8·10 4 Pa of He). The particles exhibit a crystalline dense iron core with an average diameter 7.4 ± 2.0 nm surrounded by a sealed carbon shell, shown by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected-area diffrac- tion (SAED), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (STEM-EDX) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The SAED, EDX and EELS results indicate a lack of traces of core oxidized phases showing an efficient protection role of the carbon shell. The magnetic properties of the nanoparticles have been investigated in the 5-300 K temperature range using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). The results reveal a superparamagnetic behaviour with an average monodomain diameter of 7.6 nm of the nanoparticles. The zero field cooled and field cooled (ZFC-FC)magnetization curves show a blocking temperature (TB)at room temperature very suitable for biomedical applications (drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging-MRI-, hyperthermia). |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20355478 |
It is part of: | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2010, vol. 10, num. 4, p. 2646-2649 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/48346 |
ISSN: | 1533-4880 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Física Aplicada) |
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