Synthesis, characterization and magnetic behavior of Co/MCM-41 nano-composites

Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of Co/MCM-41 as magnetic nano-composites have been investigated. Mesoporous materials with different degrees of metal loading were prepared by wet impregnation and characterized by ICP, XRD, N2 adsorption, UV–vis DRS, TPR and EPMA-EDS. Cobalt oxide cluste...

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Autores: Cuello, Natalia Inés, Elías, Verónica Rita, Crivello, Mónica Elsie, Oliva, Marcos Iván, Eimer, Griselda Alejandra
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/23528
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/23528
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mcm-41
Impregnation
Co Species
Superparamagnetism
Metallic Loading
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Sumario:Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of Co/MCM-41 as magnetic nano-composites have been investigated. Mesoporous materials with different degrees of metal loading were prepared by wet impregnation and characterized by ICP, XRD, N2 adsorption, UV–vis DRS, TPR and EPMA-EDS. Cobalt oxide clusters and Co3O4 nano-particles could be confined inside the mesopores of MCM-41, being this fact favored by the Co loading increasing. In addition, larger crystals of Co3O4 detectable by XRD also grow on the surface when the Co loading is enhanced. The magnetic characterization was performed in a SQUID magnetometer using a maximum magnetic applied field µ0Ha=1 T. While the samples with the higher Co loadings showed a behavior typically paramagnetic, a superparamagnetic contribution is more notorious for lower loadings, suggesting high Co species dispersion.