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LANGMUIR
Volume 20, Issue 16, Pages 6946-6950Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la049300a
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This paper describes an effective method to transfer oleic acid/oleylamine-capped colloidal FePt nanoparticles dispersed in hexane into water, using tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH) as a phase transfer agent. FexPt1-x nanoparticles with different compositions (x = 0.32, 0.40, 0.48, 0.60, 0.66, 0.69) in the size range of 2-4 nm were synthesized by a high-temperature organometallic route with oleic acid and oleylamine as stabilizers. The surface of such nanoparticles was modified through removal of the organic, hydrophobic layer and adsorption of TMAOH, which provides the nanoparticles with sufficient surface charge so that an electrostatic double layer builds up, and the FePt nanoparticles can be fully redispersed in aqueous solution, even with high concentrations. The water-dispersible FePt nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, electrophoretic mobility, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
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