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Effect of type and parameters of synthesis on the properties of magnetite nanoparticles

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In the present work magnetite nanopowders were synthesized by chemical precipitation using FeCl3·6H2O and FeCl2·4H2O (80 °C, maintaining 5 min–1 h) and decomposition of FeC2O4 (470 °C, in hydrocarbon and nitrogen media maintaining 2 h) and investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis, IR spectroscopy and Scanning electron microscopy. Specific surface area and magnetic properties (specific saturation magnetization and coercive force) were also evaluated. It was shown that the time of synthesis did not influence on the phase composition and nanopowder with specific surface area equal to 141 m2/g could be prepared using chemical precipitation method for 5 min. Thermal decomposition method was found to allow obtaining of nanopowders with the higher degree crystallinity. It was established that increasing time of chemical precipitation causes decreasing the specific saturation magnetization from to 62 down to 53.5 emu/g and coercive force from 18.1 down to 3.0 Oe. Thermal decomposition method significantly improve magnetic properties and allow to obtain magnetite nanopowder with the specific saturation magnetization 135 emu/g.

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  1. Department of Functional Materials for Medical Application, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of NAS of Ukraine, Krzhyzhanovsky Str., 3, Kyiv, 03142, Ukraine

    A. Synytsia, O. Sych, T. Babutina, T. Tomila, O. Bykov, O. Olifan, T. Lobunets & N. Boshytska

  2. Department of Chemical Technology of Ceramics and Glass, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Peremogy Ave., 37, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine

    A. Iatsenko

  3. Department of Structure and Properties of Solid Solutions, G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics of the NAS of Ukraine, Academician Vernadsky Boulevard,36, Kyiv, 03142, Ukraine

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Synytsia, A., Sych, O., Iatsenko, A. et al. Effect of type and parameters of synthesis on the properties of magnetite nanoparticles. Appl Nanosci 12, 929–937 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01797-5

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