Surface effects in maghemite nanoparticles

abstract

A consistent model is presented for the variation of saturation magnetization with particle size in maghemite nanoparticles, based on the existence of a magnetically disordered layer with a constant thickness of 1 nm. For particles smaller than 3 nm, layer thickness increases rapidly, and M-S is already zero for 2.5 nm particle size. Magnetization measurements have been performed oil maghemite-polymer nanocomposites with low size dispersion and a regular distribution of particles in the matrix. A representative number of samples have been studied with a diameter size in the range from 1.5 to 15 nut and +/- 10% of size dispersion. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

keywords

IRON-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; GAMMA-FE2O3 NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES; FERRIMAGNETIC PARTICLES; GRAINS FINS; SIZE; RELAXATION; NANOMETER; DISORDER; NEUTRON

subject category

Materials Science; Physics

authors

Millan, A; Urtizberea, A; Silva, NJO; Palacio, F; Amaral, VS; Snoeck, E; Serin, V

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