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One-step synthesis of colloidal Mn3O4 and γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles at room temperature

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A facile room-temperature synthesis has been developed to prepare colloidal Mn3O4 and γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (5 to 25 nm) by an ultrasonic-assisted method in the absence of any additional nucleation and surfactant. The morphology of the as-prepared samples was observed by transmission electron microscopy. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy observations revealed that the as-synthesized nanoparticles were single crystals. The magnetic properties of the samples were investigated with a superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer. The possible formation process has been proposed.

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Financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the 973 Projects of China and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in university (NCET) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Shuijin Lei

  2. Nanomaterial and Nanochemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Micro-scale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China

    Shuijin Lei, Kaibin Tang, Zhen Fang & Jie Sheng

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Lei, S., Tang, K., Fang, Z. et al. One-step synthesis of colloidal Mn3O4 and γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles at room temperature. J Nanopart Res 9, 833–840 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-006-9131-4

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