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Title: Synthesis and characterization of carbon-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles via arc-plasma assisted CVD

Journal Article · · Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2009.1757· OSTI ID:21240536
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  1. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian (China)

Carbon-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles (CEMNs) were fabricated on a large scale by arc-plasma assisted CVD in acetylene. The coal-derived metal-containing (Fe, Co and Ni) carbon rods were used as anodes, while a high-purity graphite rod was used as a cathode that remained unchanged during the arcing process. The CEMNs obtained were characterized by TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, N{sub 2} adsorption isotherms and VSM. The diameter distribution of the obtained CEMNs varies from 10 to 70 nm, of which the metal cores are proximately 5-50 nm. The core phases in Fe ) nanoparticles are body-centered cubic Fe and orthorhombic Fe3C while Co ) nanoparticles and Ni ) nanoparticles show the characteristic of a face-centered cubic structure. The Fe ), Co ) and Ni ) nanoparticles with well-ordered graphitic shells have the surface area of 89 m{sup 2}/g, 72 m{sup 2}/g and 75 m{sup 2}/g, respectively. The CEMNs show ferromagnetic of which was characterized by a ratio of remnant magnetization (MR) to saturation magnetization (MS).

OSTI ID:
21240536
Journal Information:
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 9, Issue 12; ISSN 1533-4880
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English