Synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties of near monodisperse Fe3O4 sub-microspheres

• 来源期刊: 科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2009,（14）
• 页码范围: 2434-2439
• 页数: 6页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1007/sl1434-009-0248-6

摘要

Near monodisperse Fe3O4 sub-microspheres with an average diameter of 170 nm have been synthesized by a solvothermal reduction method, using K3[Fe(CN)6] as the raw material in the absence of any surfactants at 200?* for 24 h. The products were detected by XRD, FESEM, TEM, and XPS. The investigation of the reaction parameters indicates that ethylene glycol plays a key role both as reducing agent and solvent. In addition, the reaction time and temperature also have important influences on the final product. The hysteresis loop of the near monodisperse Fe3O4 sub-microspheres shows a ferromagnetic behavior with saturation magnetization of 60.8 emu/g and coercivity of 124.7 Oe.