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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 287, Issue 2, Pages 485-495Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.02.014
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colloids; ferrofluids; magnetic particles; synthesis and characterization; size control; dipolar model system; SAXS; magnetization measurements; dynamic susceptibility measurements; (cryo-)TEM
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We systematically study the properties of dispersions of iron-based colloids synthesized in a broad size range by thermal decomposition of ironcarbonyl using different stabilizing surfactants. The synthesis results in stable dispersions of monodomain magnetic colloids. Our particles appear to consist of an amorphous Fe0.75C0.25 alloy. Sizes of particles coated with modified polyisobutene or oleic acid can be easily controlled in the 2-10 run range by varying the amounts of reactants. Extensive characterization with various techniques gives particle sizes that agree well with each other. In contrast to dispersions of small particles, which consist of single colloids, dynamic aggregates are present in dispersions of larger particles. On exposure to air, an oxide layer forms on the particle surface, consisting of a disordered Fe(III) oxide. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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