Synthesis of Monodisperse FeCo Nanoparticles by Reductive Salt-Matrix Annealing

Journal Article · Fri Aug 02 04:00:00 EDT 2013 · Nanotechnology, 24(34):Article No. 345605

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/24/34/345605· OSTI ID:1091472

Poudyal, Narayan; Chaubey, Girija S.; Rong, Chuan-bing; Cui, Jun; Liu, J. Ping

We report here a novel synthetic method to prepare monodisperse air-stable FeCo nanoparticles. CoFe2O4 nanoparticles with different sizes were first synthesized by a chemical solution method. The as-synthesized CoFe2O4 nanoparticles were then mixed with ball-milled NaCl powders and heated to 400–500oC in forming gas (Ar 93% + H2 7%). The salt powder worked as a separating medium that prevents the CoFe2O4 nanoparticles from agglomerating during the heat treatment while the forming gas reduces the CoFe2O4 nanoparticles to FeCo nanoparticles. Monodisperse FeCo nanoparticles were recovered by dissolving the NaCl in water and subsequently washing with ethanol and acetone. Structural analyses confirmed that FeCo nanoparticles retained the same size as their oxide precursors. The size of the FeCo nanoparticles can be well tuned by controlling the size of the CoFe2O4 nanoparticles. The saturation magnetization of FeCo nanoparticles is size dependent and increases with size.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1091472
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-97094
• Journal Information: Nanotechnology, 24(34):Article No. 345605, Journal Name: Nanotechnology, 24(34):Article No. 345605
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

FeCo
agglomerating
annealing
monodisperse
nanoparticles
salt-matrix