Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Volume 379, Issue -, Pages 74-79Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.12.005
Keywords
Nano-magnetic slurry; Ultra-stable colloidal suspensions; Ferrofluids; Dodecanoic acid; Coprecipitation
Funding
- Hartalega Sdn Bhd under project of slurry [J-55024-75066]
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In this contribution, we prepared water-based magnetic fluids of iron oxide nanoparticles using an in-situ precipitation method. The effect of dodecanoic acid addition as a surfactant on the physico-chemical and magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles was investigated as well The quantity of the surfactant was varied between 3 and 5 g. Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were utilized to confirm the presence of spinel phase magnetites (Fe3O4). Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the resulting magnetic nanoparticles' size and morphology. The results showed polydispersed hexagonal nanoparticles (average diameter of ca. 70 nm) as a result of the protocol. Moreover, the pH-dependent stability of the samples confirms that magnetite nanofluids were highly stable in the wide range of pH, from 4-12. The optimal amount of dodecanoic acid to produce ultra-stable nano-magnetite slurry with the highest saturation magnetization of 8.6 emu g(-1) was determined to be 4.5 g. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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