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Thermal transformation of water-dispersible magnetite nanoparticles

Synthesis of water-dispersible maghemite nanoparticles

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Thermal transformation of water-dispersible magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles formed by the thermal decomposition of [Fe(NH2CONH2)6](NO3)3 in triethylene glycol (TEG) was studied to explore the possibilities of the synthesis of water-dispersible maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) using X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy. The structural and magnetic properties of resulting γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles were characterized using N2 adsorption–desorption, transmission electron microscopy, UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy, and vibrating sample magnetic measurements. The results show that the oxidation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles at 150 °C for 6 h can produce superparamagnetic γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles less than 10 nm in size coated with a TEG layer. The obtained γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles are highly dispersible in water owing to the hydrophilic properties of the TEG coating.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21267016).

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Wurendaodi, W., Dujiya, J., Zhao, S. et al. Thermal transformation of water-dispersible magnetite nanoparticles. J Therm Anal Calorim 130, 681–688 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6431-0

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