Stable Fe nanomagnets encapsulated inside vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes

Well-defined sized (5-10 nm) metallic iron nanoparticles (NPs) with body-centered cubic structure encapsulated inside the tip of millimeter-long vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) of uniform length have been investigated with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and soft X-ray...

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Published in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2017-12, Vol.19 (47), p.3279-3285
Main Authors: Bondino, Federica, Magnano, Elena, Ciancio, Regina, Castellarin Cudia, Carla, Barla, Alessandro, Carlino, Elvio, Yakhou-Harris, Flora, Rupesinghe, Nalin, Cepek, Cinzia
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Language:English
Subjects:
BCC metals
Carbon nanotubes
Coercivity
Electron microscopy
Encapsulation
Iron
Magnetic properties
Nanoparticles
Nanotubes
Remanence
Soft x rays
Substrates
Surface stability
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Summary:Well-defined sized (5-10 nm) metallic iron nanoparticles (NPs) with body-centered cubic structure encapsulated inside the tip of millimeter-long vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) of uniform length have been investigated with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and soft X-ray spectroscopy techniques. Surface-sensitive and chemically-selective measurements have been used to evaluate the magnetic properties of the encapsulated NPs. The encapsulated Fe NPs display magnetic remanence up to room temperature, low coercivity, high chemical stability and no significant anisotropy. Our surface-sensitive measurements combined with the specific morphology of the studied VACNTs allow us to pinpoint the contribution of the surface oxidized or hydroxidized iron catalysts present at the VACNT-substrate interface. Element-specific and surface-sensitive measurements provide evidence of magnetic remanence up to room temperature, low coercivity and high stability of 5-10 nm iron metal nanoparticles encapsulated inside the tip of vertically-aligned mm-long carbon nanotubes.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/c7cp05181f