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Preparation of CoxFe3−xO4 nanoparticles by thermal decomposition of some organo-metallic precursors

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This paper presents a study for the preparation of CoxFe3−xO4 (x = 0.02, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0, 1.1, 1.5) nanoparticles, starting from metal nitrates: Co(NO3)2·6H2O, Fe(NO3)3·9H2O and ethylene glycol (C2H6O2). By heating the solutions metal nitrates-ethylene glycol, the redox reaction took place between the anion NO3 − and OH–(CH2)2–OH with formation of carboxylate anions. The resulted carboxylate anions reacted with Co(II) and Fe(III) cations to form coordinative compounds which are precursors for cobalt ferrite. XRD and magnetic measurements have evidenced the formation of cobalt ferrite for all studied molar ratios. The average diameter of the cobalt ferrite crystallites was estimated from XRD data and showed values in the range 10–20 nm. The crystallites size depends on the annealing temperature. The magnetization of the synthesized samples depends on the molar ratio Co/Fe and on the annealing temperature.

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This work was supported by the National Project No. 71-026 NANOPART and financed by CNMP-ANCS through Romanian Ministry of Education and Research.

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  1. Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, University “Politehnica” of Timisoara, P-ta Victoriei nr. 2, 300006, Timisoara, Romania

    Mircea Stefanescu, Marcela Stoia & Thomas Dippong

  2. Faculty of Physics, West University of Timisoara, Bv. V. Parvan No. 4, 300223, Timisoara, Romania

    Costica Caizer & Paul Barvinschi

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Stefanescu, M., Stoia, M., Caizer, C. et al. Preparation of CoxFe3−xO4 nanoparticles by thermal decomposition of some organo-metallic precursors. J Therm Anal Calorim 97, 245 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-009-0250-x

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