Abstract
Initial results on synthesis, magnetic properties and time stability of iron-iron carbide nanoparticles are presented. It is shown that as-prepared (after sonochemical synthesis in solution) material consists of small iron particles (d < 10 nm) embedded in a polymeric matrix. It was found to be super-paramagnetic. Consequent thermal annealing of as-prepared material at temperatures up to 1073 K in argon results, first, in the growth of the iron particles up to 150 nm. Second, the obtained powders become ferromagnetic. Third, such powders are air-stable due to the formation of an interracial iron carbide layer during annealing. The air-stability of the iron-iron carbide powder was tested by time dependence measurements of its resistivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2592-2594 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 5 I |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2002 |
Event | 2002 International Magnetics Conference (Intermag 2002) - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 28 Apr 2002 → 2 May 2002 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The work was done with the financial support from a collaborative project with Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH), Under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India (F. No. 6-01/14-15/CCRH/cash/11515)
Keywords
- Fe
- Fe C
- Magnetic nanoparticles
- Time stability