Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
The nano-scale magnetite iron oxide particles have been synthesised by a facile precipitation method. Magnetite iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesised in a bath with electrolytes composed of 0·10 M of iron (II) chloride with 0·45 M of sodium hydroxide at different reaction temperatures under oxidising environment. In the present study, the influence of reaction temperatures (30, 45 and 80°C) on the morphology, particle size and crystallinity of the iron oxide particles were investigated in detail. Based on the Malvern Zetasizer analysis, the iron oxide particles with variable size from ∼250 to ∼70 nm could be achieved when increasing the reaction temperature up to 80°C. The magnetite phase of iron oxide particles was determined by using X-ray diffraction analysis. In addition, field emission scanning electron microscopy micrographs were further affirmed that our synthesised iron oxide particles were in nano-scale with a spherical shape. It was found that the high reaction temperature is helpful in controlling the formation of uniform magnetite iron oxide nanoparticles.
Keywords
Magnetite, Iron oxide particles, Precipitation, Particle size, Reaction temperature
Divisions
CHEMISTRY,nanocat
Funders
University of Malaya. National Nanotechnology Directorate (NND-53-02-03-1090),University of Malaya. High Impact Research (H21001-F0032)
Publication Title
Materials Research Innovations
Volume
18
Issue
sup6
Publisher
Taylor & Francis