Abstract
Amorphous iron nanoparticles obtained by the sonication of Fe(CO) 5 in decalin were coated by various surfactants using the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) technique. They have been shown previously to behave as superparamagnetic materials. These measurements are now extended to include information regarding their blocking temperature (T B ). The results show that for one functional group T B is only slightly dependent on the length of the alkyl chain. On the other hand, the nature of the functional group bonded to the iron particles is strongly affecting T B .
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-195 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| Volume | 201 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Nov 2002 |
Keywords
- Amorphous materials
- Magnetic properties
- Nanoparticles