Iron nanoparticles have been investigated for analytical applications including water purification of arsenic(1) and organic contaminants(2) and magnetic nanocomposites (3) as well as biomedical applications(4)
Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) was synthesized and tested for the removal of As(III), which is a highly toxic, mobile, and predominant arsenic species in anoxic groundwater. We used SEM-EDX, AFM, and XRD to characterize particle size, surface morphology, and corrosion
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(25), 2563-2565 (2013-02-21)
Carboxylated SiO2-coated α-Fe nanoparticles have been successfully prepared via CaH2-mediated reduction of SiO2-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles followed by surface carboxylation. These α-Fe-based nanoparticles, which are characterized by ease of coating with additional functional groups, a large magnetization of 154 emu per
Professor Yadong Yin (University of California Riverside, USA) examines both direct (thermal decomposition, solvothermal, hydrothermal) and indirect (templated) synthesis methods of magnetite nanocrystals and reviews in detail the landscape of these various synthetic methods for magnetite nanocrystal and their applications in magnetic assembly, magnetic hyperthermia, and Li-Ion batteries.
