Exploring Reaction Conditions to Improve the Magnetic Response of Cobalt-Doped Ferrite Nanoparticles

With the aim of studying the influence of synthesis parameters in structural and magnetic properties of cobalt-doped magnetite nanoparticles, Fe3-xCoxO4 (0 < x < 0.15) samples were synthetized by thermal decomposition method at different reaction times (30-120 min). The Co ferrite nanoparticle...

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Authors: Galarreta Rodríguez, Itziar, Insausti Peña, María Teresa, Gil de Muro Zabala, Izaskun, Ruiz de Larramendi Villanueva, Idoia, Lezama Diago, Luis María
Format: article
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Universidad del País Vasco
Repository:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/29600
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/29600
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:co-doped ferrite
magnetic nanoparticles
superparamagnetism
anisotropy energy
magnetic properties
thermal-decomposition
Cofe2o4 nanoparticles
MFe2O4 M
CO
anisotropy
nanocrystals
size
NI
surfactant
morphology
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Summary:With the aim of studying the influence of synthesis parameters in structural and magnetic properties of cobalt-doped magnetite nanoparticles, Fe3-xCoxO4 (0 < x < 0.15) samples were synthetized by thermal decomposition method at different reaction times (30-120 min). The Co ferrite nanoparticles are monodisperse with diameters between 6 and 11 nm and morphologies depending on reaction times, varying from spheric, cuboctahedral, to cubic. Chemical analysis and X-ray diffraction were used to confirm the composition, high crystallinity, and pure-phase structure. The investigation of the magnetic properties, both magnetization and electronic magnetic resonance, has led the conditions to improve the magnetic response of doped nanoparticles. Magnetization values of 86 emu center dot g(-1) at room temperature (R.T.) have been obtained for the sample with the highest Co content and the highest reflux time. Magnetic characterization also displays a dependence of the magnetic anisotropy constant with the varying cobalt content.