Mesoporous silica-magnetite nanocomposite synthesized by using aneutral surfactant

Magnetite nanoparticles coated by mesoporous silica were synthesized by an alternative chemical route using a neutral surfactant and without the application of any functionalization method. The magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were prepared by precipitation from aqueous media, and then coated with me...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nanotechnology 2008-05, Vol.19 (18), p.185603 (7)-185603 (7)
Hauptverfasser: Souza, K C, Salazar-Alvarez, G, Ardisson, J D, Macedo, W A A, Sousa, E M B
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Magnetite nanoparticles coated by mesoporous silica were synthesized by an alternative chemical route using a neutral surfactant and without the application of any functionalization method. The magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were prepared by precipitation from aqueous media, and then coated with mesoporous silica by using nonionic block copolymer surfactants as the structure-directing agents. The mesoporous SiO2-coated Fe3O4 samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, transmission electron microscopy, 57Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry. Our results revealed that the magnetite nanoparticles are completely coated by well-ordered mesoporous silica with free pores and stable (~8 nm thick) pore walls, and that the structural and magnetic properties of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles are preserved in the applied synthesis route.
ISSN:0957-4484
1361-6528
DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/19/18/185603