Mechano-synthesis, structural and magnetic characterization, and heat release of α-Fe nanoparticles embedded in a wüstite matrix

We report a study of the structural and magnetic properties, as well as of the heat release, of an iron/wüstite composite, prepared from iron powder and water by high energy mechanical milling. We identify that the produced sample consists of α-Fe nanoparticles embedded in a wüstite matrix and has h...

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Autores: Carriço, Artur da Silva, Batista, S. O. S., Torres, Marco Antonio Morales,, Santos, W. C., Iglesias, C. A., Baggio-Saitovitch, E., Bohn, Felipe, Medeiros, S. N.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRN
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufrn.br:123456789/28792
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/28792
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2015.04.112
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Iron
Wüstite
Magnetic hyperthermia
Mössbauer
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Sumario:We report a study of the structural and magnetic properties, as well as of the heat release, of an iron/wüstite composite, prepared from iron powder and water by high energy mechanical milling. We identify that the produced sample consists of α-Fe nanoparticles embedded in a wüstite matrix and has high stability in time. Moreover, we observe that it presents noticeable features, as exchange bias effect at low temperatures and, when an alternating magnetic field is applied, its temperature reaches ∼46 °C in ∼600 s. Thus, the results and the possibility of tuning the magnetic properties of α-Fe nanoparticles embedded in a wüstite matrix, through interface interactions, place this system as a very attractive candidate for biomedical applications such as magnetic hyperthermia agent for cancer therapy.