The controlled synthesis of hollow magnetite (Fe3O4) nanospheres of varying sizes and structures was successfully obtained via a facile solvothermal process and varying cooling processes. The Fe3O4 nanospheres were ...The controlled synthesis of hollow magnetite (Fe3O4) nanospheres of varying sizes and structures was successfully obtained via a facile solvothermal process and varying cooling processes. The Fe3O4 nanospheres were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning elec- tron microscopy, and superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry. The diameters of the as-synthesized nanospheres were controlled at around 500-700 nm by simply changing the cool- ing rate, which had an obvious influence on the morphology and magnetic properties of these Fe3O4 nanospheres. While a low cooling rate triggered the formation and extension of the cracks present in the Fe3O4 nanospheres, a sudden drop of temperature tended to favor multi-site nucleation of the crystals as well as the formation of compact and smooth hollow nanospheres with superior crystallinity and high saturation magnetization. The growth mechanism of hollow magnetite oxide nanospheres was proposed and the correlation between the structure and the magnetic properties of the hollow nanospheres was discussed, which promises the potential of the hollow nanospheres in various applications such as drug delivery and cell separation.展开更多
The CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 nanocomposite membranes with chainlike arrangement of Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles are prepared by a magnetic-field-assisted solution casting method. The aim of this work is to investigate the relationship...The CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 nanocomposite membranes with chainlike arrangement of Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles are prepared by a magnetic-field-assisted solution casting method. The aim of this work is to investigate the relationship between the microstructure of the magnetic anisotropic CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 membrane and the evolved macroscopic physicochemical property. With the same doping content, the relative crystallinity of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4-M is lower than that of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4.The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-TR) measurements indicate that there is no chemical bonding between polymer molecule and Fe_3O_4 nanoparticle. The Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles in CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 and CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4-M are wrapped by the chains of CS/PVA, which is also confirmed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and x-ray diffraction(XRD)analysis. The saturation magnetization value of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4-M obviously increases compared with that of non-magnetic aligned membrane, meanwhile the transmittance decreases in the UV-visible region. The o-Ps lifetime distribution provides information about the free-volume nanoholes present in the amorphous region. It is suggested that the microstructure of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 membrane can be modified in its curing process under a magnetic field, which could affect the magnetic properties and the transmittance of nanocomposite membrane. In brief, a full understanding of the relationship between the microstructure and the macroscopic property of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 nanocomposite plays a vital role in exploring and designing the novel multifunctional materials.展开更多
The Fe_3O_4/Fe/Fe_3O_4 (MIM) tri-layer films (200 nm/12-93 nm/200 um) were prepared on Si(100) by DC-magnetron reactive-sputtering followed by air- or vacuum-annealing at 280-400℃ for 1.5 h, respectively. Magnetic pr...The Fe_3O_4/Fe/Fe_3O_4 (MIM) tri-layer films (200 nm/12-93 nm/200 um) were prepared on Si(100) by DC-magnetron reactive-sputtering followed by air- or vacuum-annealing at 280-400℃ for 1.5 h, respectively. Magnetic properties and phases under different sandwich and annealing conditions were studied. In MIM structure, the incorporation of the interlayer iron does increase the magnetization measured under 8 kOe (M_8K), but reduce coercivity (H_c). The H_c of asdeposited films decreases from 354 Oe to 74 Oe; while M_8K increases from 254 to 392 emu/cc. By annealing in air, the whole MIM tri-layer film becomes γ-F_e2O_3, H_c is about 550 O_e and M_8K is around 250 emu/cc. The coercivity mechanism of as-deposited and annealed MIM trilayer films belongs to domain-wall pinning type. δM plots show that when the interlayer Fe thickness is 12 um, the Fe and Fe_3O_4 layers are decoupled in the as-deposited and annealed states; while it is coupled in the as deposited state when the Fe thickness increases to 23 um. Vacuum annealing of the MIM films leads to increase in both coercivity and magnetization, and to enhance the exchange coupling between layers.展开更多
Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by co-precipitation of Fe^2+ and Fe^3+ in an ammonia solution, and its size was about 36 nm measured by an atomic force microscope. Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were modifi...Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by co-precipitation of Fe^2+ and Fe^3+ in an ammonia solution, and its size was about 36 nm measured by an atomic force microscope. Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were modified by L-dopa or dopamine using sonication method. The analysis of FTIR clearly indicated the formation of Fe-O-C bond. Direct immobilization of trypsin (EC: 3.4.21.4) on Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles with L-dopa and dopamine spacer was investigated using glutaraldehyde as a coupling agent. No significant changes in the size and magnetic property of the three kinds of magnetic nanoparticles linked with or without trypsin were observed. The existence of the spacer molecule on magnetic nanoparticles could greatly improve the activity and the storage stability of bound trypsin through increasing the flexibility of enzyme and changing the microenvironment on nanoparticles surface compared to the naked magnetic nanoparticles.展开更多
Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with different sizes and shapes are synthesized by the thermal decomposition method. Two approaches, non-injection one-pot and hot-injection methods, are designed to investigate the g...Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with different sizes and shapes are synthesized by the thermal decomposition method. Two approaches, non-injection one-pot and hot-injection methods, are designed to investigate the growth mechanism in detail. It is found that the size and shape of nanoparticles are determined by adjusting the precursor concentration and duration time, which can be well explained by the mechanism based on the LaMer model in our synthetic system. The monodisperse Fe3O4 nanoparticles have a mean diameter from 5nm to 16nm, and shape evolution from spherical to triangular and cubic. The magnetic properties are size-dependent, and Fe3O4 nanoparticles in small size about 5 nm exhibit superparamagnetie properties at room temperature and maximum saturation magnetization approaches to 78 emu/g, whereas Fe3O4 nanoparticles develop ferromagnetic properties when the diameter increases to about 16nm.展开更多
Fe_3O_4/PS magnetic particles with core/shell structure has been prepared in the presence of Fe3O4 magnetic fluid in ethanol/water mixture.Magnetic particles with diameter size range from 5. 54 t0 187. 32 μm were obt...Fe_3O_4/PS magnetic particles with core/shell structure has been prepared in the presence of Fe3O4 magnetic fluid in ethanol/water mixture.Magnetic particles with diameter size range from 5. 54 t0 187. 32 μm were obtained by different reaction conditions.Some parameters such as ethanol, PEG and monomer which affect particle size diameter and size distribution are discussed briefly in this paper.展开更多
Mesoporous γ-AIOOH@Fe3O4 magnetic nanomicrospheres were synthesized using superparamagnetic Fe304 nanoparticles as the core and aluminum isopropoxide (ALP) as the aluminum source. The obtained magnetic nanomicrosph...Mesoporous γ-AIOOH@Fe3O4 magnetic nanomicrospheres were synthesized using superparamagnetic Fe304 nanoparticles as the core and aluminum isopropoxide (ALP) as the aluminum source. The obtained magnetic nanomicrospheres were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N2 adsorption-desorption and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The effects of preparation parameters such as hydrolysis time of AIP, concentration of AlP and coating layer number on microspheres were investigated. The results indicated that the mesoporous γ-AIOOH@Fe3O4 magnetic nanomicrospheres consisted of a mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell and a Fe3O4 magnetic core. The diameter of γ-AIOOH@Fe3O4 nanomicrospheres was about 200 nm, the thickness of mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell was about 5 nm and the average pore size was 3.8 nm. The thickness of the mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell could be controlled via layer-by-layer coating times. The formation mechanism of the mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell involved a "chemisorption-hydrolysis" process.展开更多
Carbon-protected magnetic nanoparticles exhibit long-term stability in acid or alkaline medium, good biocompatibility, and high saturation magnetization. As a result, they hold great promise for magnetic resonance ima...Carbon-protected magnetic nanoparticles exhibit long-term stability in acid or alkaline medium, good biocompatibility, and high saturation magnetization. As a result, they hold great promise for magnetic resonance imaging, photothermal therapy, etc. However, since pyrolysis, which is often required to convert the carbon precursors to carbon, typically leads to coalescence of the nanoparticles, the obtained carbon-protected magnetic nanoparticles are usually sintered as a non-dispersible aggregation. We have successfully synthesized discrete, dispersible, and uniform carbon-protected magnetic nanoparticles via a precise surface/interface nano-engineering approach. Remarkably, the nanoparticles possess excellent water-dispersibility, biocompatibility, a high T2 relaxivity coefficient (384 mM^-1·s^-1), and a high photothermal heating effect. Furthermore, they can be used as multifunctional core components suited for future extended investigation in early diagnosis, detection and therapy, catalysis, separation, and magnetism.展开更多
In this study, silicone-oil-based γ-Fe2O3 mag- netic fluid was successfully prepared by thermal oxidizing of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles, which were prepared by chemical co-precipitation with FeSO4-7H2O and FeCl3- 6...In this study, silicone-oil-based γ-Fe2O3 mag- netic fluid was successfully prepared by thermal oxidizing of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles, which were prepared by chemical co-precipitation with FeSO4-7H2O and FeCl3- 6H2O, and their surface was modified by oleate ligands. Silicone oil was used as carrier liquid and oleic acid was as surfactant for preparing γ-Fe2O3 magnetic fluid. It is found that the Fe3O4 nanoparticles surrounded by oleate ligands are not damaged during the thermal oxidizing. The shape of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic nanoparticles prepared is similar to spherical, and their mean size is about 10-20 nm, which has nothing obvious difference compared with Fe3O4. Thesaturation magnetization of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic fluid pre-pared is 14.25 A.me.kg-1 and that of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparti-cles is 57.56 A.m2.kg-1. The needle of γ-Fe2O3 magneticfluid is much bigger than that of Fe3O4 magnetic fluidunder the same magnetic field, which shows better mag-netic properties.展开更多
Magnetic Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene has been successfully synthesized by a one-step reduction method and investigated in rapid degradation of dyes in this work. The material was characterized by N2 sorption–desorption, scan...Magnetic Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene has been successfully synthesized by a one-step reduction method and investigated in rapid degradation of dyes in this work. The material was characterized by N2 sorption–desorption, scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), vibrating-sample magnetometer(VSM) measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The results indicated that Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene had a layered structure with Fe crystals highly dispersed in the interlayers of graphene, which could enhance the mass transfer process between Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene and pollutants. Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene exhibited ferromagnetism and could be easily separated and re-dispersed for reuse in water. Typical dyes, such as Methyl Orange, Methylene Blue and Crystal Violet, could be decolorized by Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene rapidly. After 20 min, the decolorization efficiencies of methyl orange, methylene blue and crystal violet were 94.78%, 91.60% and 89.07%, respectively. The reaction mechanism of Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene with dyes mainly included adsorption and enhanced reduction by the composite. Thus, Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene prepared by the one-step reduction method has excellent performance in removal of dyes in water.展开更多
Magnetically separable CuO nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide(Fe3O4 NPs/GO-CuO NPs) is synthesized and characterized for the preparation of propargylamines in EtOH,at 90 C.Fe3O4 NPs/GOCuO NPs is found to be a...Magnetically separable CuO nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide(Fe3O4 NPs/GO-CuO NPs) is synthesized and characterized for the preparation of propargylamines in EtOH,at 90 C.Fe3O4 NPs/GOCuO NPs is found to be an efficient catalyst for the A^3-coupling of aldehydes,amines,and alkynes through C-H activation.Both aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes and alkynes are combined with secondary amines to provide a wide range of propargylamines in moderate to excellent yields.展开更多
A facile and green synthetic approach for fabrication of starch-stabilized magnetite nanoparticles was implemented at moderate temperature. This synthesis involved the use of iron salts, potato starch,sodium hydroxide...A facile and green synthetic approach for fabrication of starch-stabilized magnetite nanoparticles was implemented at moderate temperature. This synthesis involved the use of iron salts, potato starch,sodium hydroxide and deionized water as iron precursors, stabilizer, reducing agent and solvent respectively. The nanoparticles(NPs) were characterized by UV-vis, PXRD, HR-TEM, FESEM, EDX, VSM and FT-IR spectroscopy. The ultrasonic assisted co-precipitation technique provides well formation of highly distributed starch/Fe3O4-NPs. Based on UV–vis analysis, the sample showed the characteristic of surface plasmon resonance in the presence of Fe3O4-NPs. The PXRD pattern depicted the characteristic of the cubic lattice structure of Fe3O4-NPs. HR-TEM analysis showed the good dispersion of NPs with a mean diameter and standard deviation of 10.68 4.207 nm. The d spacing measured from the lattice images were found to be around 0.30 nm and 0.52 nm attributed to the Fe3O4 and starch, respectively. FESEM analysis confirmed the formation of spherical starch/Fe3O4-NPs with the emission of elements of C, O and Fe by EDX analysis. The magnetic properties illustrated by VSM analysis indicated that the as synthesized sample has a saturation magnetization and coercivity of 5.30 emu/g and 22.898 G respectively.Additionally, the FTIR analysis confirmed the binding of starch with Fe3O4-NPs. This method was cost effective, facile and eco-friendly alternative for preparation of NPs.展开更多
Magnetite Fe304 (ferrite) has attracted considerable interest for its exceptional physical properties: It is predicted to be a semimetallic ferromagnetic with a high Curie temperature, it displays a metal-insulator...Magnetite Fe304 (ferrite) has attracted considerable interest for its exceptional physical properties: It is predicted to be a semimetallic ferromagnetic with a high Curie temperature, it displays a metal-insulator transition, and has potential oxide-electronics applications. Here, we fabricate a high-magnetization (〉 1 Tesla) high-resistance (-0.1 Ωcm) sub-nanostructured (grain size 〈 3 nm) Fe304 film via grain-size control and nano-engineering. We report a new phenomenon of spin- flipping of the valence-spin tetrahedral FeB* in the sub-nanostructured Fe304 film, which produces the high magnetization. Using soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and soft X-ray absorption, both at the Fe L3,2- and O K-edges, and supported by first-principles and charge-transfer multiple calculations, we observe an anomalous enhancement of double exchange, accompanied by a suppression of the superexchange interactions because of the spin-flipping mechanism via oxygen at the grain boundaries. Our result may open avenues for developing spin- manipulated giant magnetic Fe304-based compounds via nano-grain size control.展开更多
文摘The controlled synthesis of hollow magnetite (Fe3O4) nanospheres of varying sizes and structures was successfully obtained via a facile solvothermal process and varying cooling processes. The Fe3O4 nanospheres were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning elec- tron microscopy, and superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry. The diameters of the as-synthesized nanospheres were controlled at around 500-700 nm by simply changing the cool- ing rate, which had an obvious influence on the morphology and magnetic properties of these Fe3O4 nanospheres. While a low cooling rate triggered the formation and extension of the cracks present in the Fe3O4 nanospheres, a sudden drop of temperature tended to favor multi-site nucleation of the crystals as well as the formation of compact and smooth hollow nanospheres with superior crystallinity and high saturation magnetization. The growth mechanism of hollow magnetite oxide nanospheres was proposed and the correlation between the structure and the magnetic properties of the hollow nanospheres was discussed, which promises the potential of the hollow nanospheres in various applications such as drug delivery and cell separation.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11475197,11575205,11404100,and 11304083)the Key Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Province,China(Grant No.102102210186)
文摘The CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 nanocomposite membranes with chainlike arrangement of Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles are prepared by a magnetic-field-assisted solution casting method. The aim of this work is to investigate the relationship between the microstructure of the magnetic anisotropic CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 membrane and the evolved macroscopic physicochemical property. With the same doping content, the relative crystallinity of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4-M is lower than that of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4.The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-TR) measurements indicate that there is no chemical bonding between polymer molecule and Fe_3O_4 nanoparticle. The Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles in CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 and CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4-M are wrapped by the chains of CS/PVA, which is also confirmed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and x-ray diffraction(XRD)analysis. The saturation magnetization value of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4-M obviously increases compared with that of non-magnetic aligned membrane, meanwhile the transmittance decreases in the UV-visible region. The o-Ps lifetime distribution provides information about the free-volume nanoholes present in the amorphous region. It is suggested that the microstructure of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 membrane can be modified in its curing process under a magnetic field, which could affect the magnetic properties and the transmittance of nanocomposite membrane. In brief, a full understanding of the relationship between the microstructure and the macroscopic property of CS/PVA/Fe_3O_4 nanocomposite plays a vital role in exploring and designing the novel multifunctional materials.
基金National Science Council of Taiwan-China! grant number NSC8&0208-M007-083PC.
文摘The Fe_3O_4/Fe/Fe_3O_4 (MIM) tri-layer films (200 nm/12-93 nm/200 um) were prepared on Si(100) by DC-magnetron reactive-sputtering followed by air- or vacuum-annealing at 280-400℃ for 1.5 h, respectively. Magnetic properties and phases under different sandwich and annealing conditions were studied. In MIM structure, the incorporation of the interlayer iron does increase the magnetization measured under 8 kOe (M_8K), but reduce coercivity (H_c). The H_c of asdeposited films decreases from 354 Oe to 74 Oe; while M_8K increases from 254 to 392 emu/cc. By annealing in air, the whole MIM tri-layer film becomes γ-F_e2O_3, H_c is about 550 O_e and M_8K is around 250 emu/cc. The coercivity mechanism of as-deposited and annealed MIM trilayer films belongs to domain-wall pinning type. δM plots show that when the interlayer Fe thickness is 12 um, the Fe and Fe_3O_4 layers are decoupled in the as-deposited and annealed states; while it is coupled in the as deposited state when the Fe thickness increases to 23 um. Vacuum annealing of the MIM films leads to increase in both coercivity and magnetization, and to enhance the exchange coupling between layers.
基金the Key Technologies R&D Program of Hubei Province(No.2005AA301B14)
文摘Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by co-precipitation of Fe^2+ and Fe^3+ in an ammonia solution, and its size was about 36 nm measured by an atomic force microscope. Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were modified by L-dopa or dopamine using sonication method. The analysis of FTIR clearly indicated the formation of Fe-O-C bond. Direct immobilization of trypsin (EC: 3.4.21.4) on Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles with L-dopa and dopamine spacer was investigated using glutaraldehyde as a coupling agent. No significant changes in the size and magnetic property of the three kinds of magnetic nanoparticles linked with or without trypsin were observed. The existence of the spacer molecule on magnetic nanoparticles could greatly improve the activity and the storage stability of bound trypsin through increasing the flexibility of enzyme and changing the microenvironment on nanoparticles surface compared to the naked magnetic nanoparticles.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 51571135,11274214 and 61434002the Special Funds of Shanxi Scholars Program under Grant No IRT1156+1 种基金Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Materials and Technologythe Special Funds of the Ministry of Education of China under Grant No 20121404130001
文摘Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with different sizes and shapes are synthesized by the thermal decomposition method. Two approaches, non-injection one-pot and hot-injection methods, are designed to investigate the growth mechanism in detail. It is found that the size and shape of nanoparticles are determined by adjusting the precursor concentration and duration time, which can be well explained by the mechanism based on the LaMer model in our synthetic system. The monodisperse Fe3O4 nanoparticles have a mean diameter from 5nm to 16nm, and shape evolution from spherical to triangular and cubic. The magnetic properties are size-dependent, and Fe3O4 nanoparticles in small size about 5 nm exhibit superparamagnetie properties at room temperature and maximum saturation magnetization approaches to 78 emu/g, whereas Fe3O4 nanoparticles develop ferromagnetic properties when the diameter increases to about 16nm.
文摘Fe_3O_4/PS magnetic particles with core/shell structure has been prepared in the presence of Fe3O4 magnetic fluid in ethanol/water mixture.Magnetic particles with diameter size range from 5. 54 t0 187. 32 μm were obtained by different reaction conditions.Some parameters such as ethanol, PEG and monomer which affect particle size diameter and size distribution are discussed briefly in this paper.
基金Financial funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21173018 and 21136001)
文摘Mesoporous γ-AIOOH@Fe3O4 magnetic nanomicrospheres were synthesized using superparamagnetic Fe304 nanoparticles as the core and aluminum isopropoxide (ALP) as the aluminum source. The obtained magnetic nanomicrospheres were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N2 adsorption-desorption and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The effects of preparation parameters such as hydrolysis time of AIP, concentration of AlP and coating layer number on microspheres were investigated. The results indicated that the mesoporous γ-AIOOH@Fe3O4 magnetic nanomicrospheres consisted of a mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell and a Fe3O4 magnetic core. The diameter of γ-AIOOH@Fe3O4 nanomicrospheres was about 200 nm, the thickness of mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell was about 5 nm and the average pore size was 3.8 nm. The thickness of the mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell could be controlled via layer-by-layer coating times. The formation mechanism of the mesoporous γ-AIOOH shell involved a "chemisorption-hydrolysis" process.
基金Acknowledgements This project was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21225312). We appreciate Dr. Fang Fang at Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics of China for assistance with the in vitro MRI measurement, Dr. Liming Wang at National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China for assistance with the cell experiments.
文摘Carbon-protected magnetic nanoparticles exhibit long-term stability in acid or alkaline medium, good biocompatibility, and high saturation magnetization. As a result, they hold great promise for magnetic resonance imaging, photothermal therapy, etc. However, since pyrolysis, which is often required to convert the carbon precursors to carbon, typically leads to coalescence of the nanoparticles, the obtained carbon-protected magnetic nanoparticles are usually sintered as a non-dispersible aggregation. We have successfully synthesized discrete, dispersible, and uniform carbon-protected magnetic nanoparticles via a precise surface/interface nano-engineering approach. Remarkably, the nanoparticles possess excellent water-dispersibility, biocompatibility, a high T2 relaxivity coefficient (384 mM^-1·s^-1), and a high photothermal heating effect. Furthermore, they can be used as multifunctional core components suited for future extended investigation in early diagnosis, detection and therapy, catalysis, separation, and magnetism.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51274039)
文摘In this study, silicone-oil-based γ-Fe2O3 mag- netic fluid was successfully prepared by thermal oxidizing of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles, which were prepared by chemical co-precipitation with FeSO4-7H2O and FeCl3- 6H2O, and their surface was modified by oleate ligands. Silicone oil was used as carrier liquid and oleic acid was as surfactant for preparing γ-Fe2O3 magnetic fluid. It is found that the Fe3O4 nanoparticles surrounded by oleate ligands are not damaged during the thermal oxidizing. The shape of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic nanoparticles prepared is similar to spherical, and their mean size is about 10-20 nm, which has nothing obvious difference compared with Fe3O4. Thesaturation magnetization of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic fluid pre-pared is 14.25 A.me.kg-1 and that of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparti-cles is 57.56 A.m2.kg-1. The needle of γ-Fe2O3 magneticfluid is much bigger than that of Fe3O4 magnetic fluidunder the same magnetic field, which shows better mag-netic properties.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities and Research Funds of Renmin University of China(Nos.14XLNQ02,15XNLD04)
文摘Magnetic Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene has been successfully synthesized by a one-step reduction method and investigated in rapid degradation of dyes in this work. The material was characterized by N2 sorption–desorption, scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), vibrating-sample magnetometer(VSM) measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The results indicated that Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene had a layered structure with Fe crystals highly dispersed in the interlayers of graphene, which could enhance the mass transfer process between Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene and pollutants. Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene exhibited ferromagnetism and could be easily separated and re-dispersed for reuse in water. Typical dyes, such as Methyl Orange, Methylene Blue and Crystal Violet, could be decolorized by Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene rapidly. After 20 min, the decolorization efficiencies of methyl orange, methylene blue and crystal violet were 94.78%, 91.60% and 89.07%, respectively. The reaction mechanism of Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene with dyes mainly included adsorption and enhanced reduction by the composite. Thus, Fe^0/Fe3O4/graphene prepared by the one-step reduction method has excellent performance in removal of dyes in water.
文摘Magnetically separable CuO nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide(Fe3O4 NPs/GO-CuO NPs) is synthesized and characterized for the preparation of propargylamines in EtOH,at 90 C.Fe3O4 NPs/GOCuO NPs is found to be an efficient catalyst for the A^3-coupling of aldehydes,amines,and alkynes through C-H activation.Both aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes and alkynes are combined with secondary amines to provide a wide range of propargylamines in moderate to excellent yields.
基金supported by the Malaysian Ministry of High Education and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) under Tier 1 grant (No. Q.K130000.2543.12H95)
文摘A facile and green synthetic approach for fabrication of starch-stabilized magnetite nanoparticles was implemented at moderate temperature. This synthesis involved the use of iron salts, potato starch,sodium hydroxide and deionized water as iron precursors, stabilizer, reducing agent and solvent respectively. The nanoparticles(NPs) were characterized by UV-vis, PXRD, HR-TEM, FESEM, EDX, VSM and FT-IR spectroscopy. The ultrasonic assisted co-precipitation technique provides well formation of highly distributed starch/Fe3O4-NPs. Based on UV–vis analysis, the sample showed the characteristic of surface plasmon resonance in the presence of Fe3O4-NPs. The PXRD pattern depicted the characteristic of the cubic lattice structure of Fe3O4-NPs. HR-TEM analysis showed the good dispersion of NPs with a mean diameter and standard deviation of 10.68 4.207 nm. The d spacing measured from the lattice images were found to be around 0.30 nm and 0.52 nm attributed to the Fe3O4 and starch, respectively. FESEM analysis confirmed the formation of spherical starch/Fe3O4-NPs with the emission of elements of C, O and Fe by EDX analysis. The magnetic properties illustrated by VSM analysis indicated that the as synthesized sample has a saturation magnetization and coercivity of 5.30 emu/g and 22.898 G respectively.Additionally, the FTIR analysis confirmed the binding of starch with Fe3O4-NPs. This method was cost effective, facile and eco-friendly alternative for preparation of NPs.
文摘Magnetite Fe304 (ferrite) has attracted considerable interest for its exceptional physical properties: It is predicted to be a semimetallic ferromagnetic with a high Curie temperature, it displays a metal-insulator transition, and has potential oxide-electronics applications. Here, we fabricate a high-magnetization (〉 1 Tesla) high-resistance (-0.1 Ωcm) sub-nanostructured (grain size 〈 3 nm) Fe304 film via grain-size control and nano-engineering. We report a new phenomenon of spin- flipping of the valence-spin tetrahedral FeB* in the sub-nanostructured Fe304 film, which produces the high magnetization. Using soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and soft X-ray absorption, both at the Fe L3,2- and O K-edges, and supported by first-principles and charge-transfer multiple calculations, we observe an anomalous enhancement of double exchange, accompanied by a suppression of the superexchange interactions because of the spin-flipping mechanism via oxygen at the grain boundaries. Our result may open avenues for developing spin- manipulated giant magnetic Fe304-based compounds via nano-grain size control.