Synthesis of size-controlled Fe-Co alloy nanoparticles by modified polyol process

Recently, the authors have demonstrated the successful synthesis of Fe-Co nanoparticles with various compositions by using polyol process. In this paper, the synthesis of Fe-Co nanoparticles with their sizes varying between 200 and 35 nm were reported. This was achieved by tuning experimental parameters such as hydroxyl ion and metal ion concentrations, which control the nucleation and growth processes of the system. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.