Preparation of Surface Modified Fe3O4 Nanostructures via Inverse Micelle Method and Study of their Magnetic Properties for Biological Applications
Authors: M.S. Sadjadi, A. Sharafi, Nazanin Farhadyar
Abstract: In this work, we report on the synthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles at room temperature using microemulsion template phase consisting of cyclohexane, water, CTAB as cationic surfactant and butanol as a cosurfactant. Silica surface modification of the as-prepared nanoparticles was performed by adding TEOS directly to the alkaline medium. The structure, morphology, and magnetic properties of the products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) at room temperature. The results revealed formation of iron oxide nanoparticles, with an average size of 8.8-12 nm, a superparamagnetism behavior with fast response to applied magnetic fields and zero remanence and coercivity.
Direct link: http://www.scientific.net/JNanoR.21.37
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