Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of cubic magnetite nanoparticle in aqueous ferrous perchlorate medium

Electrochemical synthesis of cubic magnetite nanoparticle (MNP) in ferrous perchlorate aqueous medium and its spectral investigations have been carried out. The structural property of MNP is evidenced by X-ray diffraction pattern shows the characteristic peaks. Further the vibrational frequencies of MNP are evaluated using FT-IR and Raman spectroscopic techniques. UV-visible spectroscopic studies show the possibility of surface plasmon resonance effect. The cubic structure of MNP has been confirmed by transmission electron microscope (TEM) technique and it is also evidenced by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The as-synthesized MNP shows superparamagnetic property which is confirmed by the vibrating sample magnetometer, hence it could be useful for synthesis of very ultra superparamagnetic iron oxide solution (VUSPIO) for cancer treatment. (C) 2011 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.