Growth Mechanisms and Oxidation-Resistance of Gold-Coated Iron Nanoparticles

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dc.creatorCho, Sung-Jin
dc.creatorIdrobo, Juan-Carlos
dc.creatorOlamit, Justin
dc.creatorLiu, Kai
dc.creatorBrowning, Nigel D.
dc.creatorKauzlarich, Susan M.
dc.date2005-04-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:04:43Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:04:43Z
dc.descriptionWe report the chemical synthesis of Fe-core/Au-shell nanoparticles by a reverse micelle method, and the investigation of their growth mechanisms and oxidation-resistant characteristics. The core-shell structure and the presence of the Fe & Au phases have been confirmed by transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Mossbauer spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma techniques. Additionally, atomic-resolution Z-contrast imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) have been used to study details of the growth processes. The Au-shell grows by nucleating on the Fe-core surface before coalescing. The magnetic moments of such nanoparticles, in the loose powder form, decrease over time due to oxidation. The less than ideal oxidation-resistance of the Au shell may have been caused by the rough Au surfaces. However, in the pressed pellet form, electrical transport measurements show that the particles are fairly stable, as the resistance of the pellet does not change appreciably over time.
dc.description21 pages, 4 figures, Chemistry of Materials, in press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0504314
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0504314
dc.identifierChem. Mater., 17 (12), 3181 -3186, (2005).
dc.identifierdoi:10.1021/cm0500713
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/26189
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleGrowth Mechanisms and Oxidation-Resistance of Gold-Coated Iron Nanoparticles
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