Influence of Growth Conditions on Magnetite Nanoparticles Electro-Crystallized in the Presence of Organic Molecules

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Saba Mosivand²  Lorena M. A. Monzon²  Iraj Kazeminezhad¹ 

[1] Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz 61357-43337, Iran; E-Mail:;Physics Department, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland; E-Mails:

关键词: magnetite nanoparticles;    thiourea;    sodium butanoate;    electro-crystallization;    magnetization;    magnetite stoichiometry;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms140510383

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【 摘 要 】

Magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized by electrocrystallization in the presence of thiourea or sodium butanoate as an organic stabilizer. The synthesis was performed in a thermostatic electrochemical cell containing two iron electrodes with an aqueous solution of sodium sulfate as electrolyte. The effects of organic concentration, applied potential and growth temperature on particle size, morphology, structure and magnetic properties were investigated. The magnetite nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, magnetometry and Mössbauer spectrometry. When the synthesis is performed in the presence of sodium butanoate at 60 °C, a paramagnetic ferric salt is obtained as a second phase; it is possible to avoid formation of this phase, increase the specific magnetization and improve the structure of the oxide particles by tuning the growth conditions. Room-temperature magnetization values range from 45 to 90 Am²kg⁻¹, depending on the particle size, type of surfactant and synthesis conditions. Mössbauer spectra, which were recorded at 290 K for all the samples, are typical of nonstoichiometric Fe_3−δO₄, with a small excess of Fe³⁺, 0.05 ≤ δ ≤ 0.15.

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