In the present study, morphology, size distribution, structure, biocompatibility and magnetic properties of potassium ferrite nanoparticles （KFeO2 NPs）, synthesized by conventional sol-gel method have been reported....In the present study, morphology, size distribution, structure, biocompatibility and magnetic properties of potassium ferrite nanoparticles （KFeO2 NPs）, synthesized by conventional sol-gel method have been reported. The formation of spherical nanoparticles with orthorhombic structure has been confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The particle size, as obtained by transmission electron microscopy has been found to be in the range of 4-7 nm. Further, the size distribution has been scrutinized using Analyse-it software, where a platykurtic feature in the size distribution was observed. Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis showed the formation of metal （Fe, K） bonds at Neel temperature of 337℃. Vibrating sample magnetometer analysis revealed the superparamagnetic behaviour of the synthesized KFeO2 NPs, with saturation magnetization of 25.72 emu/g. In vitro cytotoxicity test, using MTTassay, on T cell lines （Jurkat cells） showed that KFeO2 NPs are biocompatible at a particle concentration of 100μg/ml.展开更多
Nanoparticles of potassium ferrite(KFeO_(2))in this work were synthesized by a simple egg white solution method upon calcination in air at 773,873,and 973 K for 2 h.The effects of calcination temperature on the struct...Nanoparticles of potassium ferrite(KFeO_(2))in this work were synthesized by a simple egg white solution method upon calcination in air at 773,873,and 973 K for 2 h.The effects of calcination temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of the synthesized KFeO_(2) nanoparticles were investigated.By varying the calcination temperature,X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results indicated the changes in crystallinity and morphology including particle size,respectively.Notably,the reduction in particle size of the synthesized KFeO_(2) was found to have a remarkable influence on the magnetic properties.At room temperature,the synthesized KFeO_(2) nanoparticles prepared at 873 K exhibited the highest saturation magnetization(M_(S))of 2.07×10^(4) A·m^(−1).In addition,the coercivity(H_(C))increased from 3.51 to 16.89 kA·m^(−1) as the calcination temperature increased to 973 K.The zero-field cooled(ZFC)results showed that the blocking temperatures(T_(B))of about 125 and 85 K were observed in the samples calcined at 773 and 873 K,respectively.Therefore,this work showed that the egg white solution method is simple,cost effective,and environmentally friendly for the preparation of KFeO_(2) nanoparticles.展开更多
基金Department of Science and Technology,Government of India New Delhi for awarding her INSPIRE Fellowship
文摘In the present study, morphology, size distribution, structure, biocompatibility and magnetic properties of potassium ferrite nanoparticles （KFeO2 NPs）, synthesized by conventional sol-gel method have been reported. The formation of spherical nanoparticles with orthorhombic structure has been confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The particle size, as obtained by transmission electron microscopy has been found to be in the range of 4-7 nm. Further, the size distribution has been scrutinized using Analyse-it software, where a platykurtic feature in the size distribution was observed. Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis showed the formation of metal （Fe, K） bonds at Neel temperature of 337℃. Vibrating sample magnetometer analysis revealed the superparamagnetic behaviour of the synthesized KFeO2 NPs, with saturation magnetization of 25.72 emu/g. In vitro cytotoxicity test, using MTTassay, on T cell lines （Jurkat cells） showed that KFeO2 NPs are biocompatible at a particle concentration of 100μg/ml.
基金This work was supported by Suranaree University of Tech-nology(SUT)was financially supported by the Office of the Higher Education Commission under NRU Project of Thailand and the Research Network NANOTEC(RNN)pro-gram of the National Nanotechnology Center(NANOTEC),NSTDA,Ministry of Higher Education,Science,Research and Innovation(MHESI),Thailand.
文摘Nanoparticles of potassium ferrite(KFeO_(2))in this work were synthesized by a simple egg white solution method upon calcination in air at 773,873,and 973 K for 2 h.The effects of calcination temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of the synthesized KFeO_(2) nanoparticles were investigated.By varying the calcination temperature,X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results indicated the changes in crystallinity and morphology including particle size,respectively.Notably,the reduction in particle size of the synthesized KFeO_(2) was found to have a remarkable influence on the magnetic properties.At room temperature,the synthesized KFeO_(2) nanoparticles prepared at 873 K exhibited the highest saturation magnetization(M_(S))of 2.07×10^(4) A·m^(−1).In addition,the coercivity(H_(C))increased from 3.51 to 16.89 kA·m^(−1) as the calcination temperature increased to 973 K.The zero-field cooled(ZFC)results showed that the blocking temperatures(T_(B))of about 125 and 85 K were observed in the samples calcined at 773 and 873 K,respectively.Therefore,this work showed that the egg white solution method is simple,cost effective,and environmentally friendly for the preparation of KFeO_(2) nanoparticles.
