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A study of oleic acid-based hydrothermal preparation of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles

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Nearly monodisperse, well crystalline, superparamagnetic CoFe2O4 nanoparticles with diameter of 6 nm were synthesized in oleic acid–water–pentanol system at 180 °C. Hydrothermal procedure, as an efficient and environment friendly alternative to organic decomposition methods, was investigated by variation of reaction conditions, and the particle formation mechanism was finally proposed (i.e., hydrolysis of metal oleates in organic phase, with size of the particles (5–8 nm) controlled by polarity-driven precipitation into water phase). As-prepared particles were hydrophobic due to coating by oleic acid. Further modification with dimercaptosuccinic acid led to water-dispersible particles with hydrodynamic diameter of 20 nm. Prepared particles were investigated by TEM, XRD, ICP-AES, light scattering, SQUID magnetometry, and Mössbauer spectroscopy.

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This study was supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic under project no. P108/10/1250 and by the Long-Term Research Plan of the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic (MSM0021620857). A. Repko thanks to M. P. Morales and C. Serna from Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Spain for their help with characterization of the samples and fruitful discussions during his stay in Madrid.

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  1. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 2030, 128 40, Prague 2, Czech Republic

    Anton Repko & Daniel Nižňanský

  2. Department of Functional Materials, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Na Slovance 2, 182 21, Prague 8, Czech Republic

    Jana Poltierová-Vejpravová

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Repko, A., Nižňanský, D. & Poltierová-Vejpravová, J. A study of oleic acid-based hydrothermal preparation of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles. J Nanopart Res 13, 5021 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-011-0483-z

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