Synthesis of Highly Dispersed Fe3O4 Submicrometer Spheres in a One-Pot Anion-induced Solvothermal System

Peng Huang, Ting Yin, Qian Zhang, Guo Gao, Joseph G. Shapter, Cameron J. Shearer, Chunlei Zhang, Wen Qi, Daxiang Cui

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    Abstract

    A facile, anion-induced, one-pot solvothermal method was successfully developed to prepare two kinds of highly dispersed magnetic Fe3O4 submicrometer spheres at 200°C in 12 h. The diameters of the as-prepared Fe3O4 submicrometer spheres are ~500 and ~200 nm, respectively. With the guidance of OAc ions, the size and morphology of the Fe3O4 spheres could be well controlled. The saturation magnetization of the Fe3O4 spheres was measured to be 84 and 74 emu/g, respectively. The assembly of tiny precursor nuclei into the Fe3O4 spheres relies on Ostwald ripening. The synthesized Fe3O4 submicrometer spheres show good magnetic response, good water solubility, and uniform size.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)217-223
    Number of pages7
    JournalJOURNAL OF THE CHINESE CHEMICAL SOCIETY
    Volume64
    Issue number2
    Early online date12 Jan 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2017

    Keywords

    • FeO
    • Ostwald ripening
    • Solvothermal
    • Submicrometer spheres

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