Abstract
AbstractMagnetic core/shell (CS) nanocomposites (MNCs) are synthesized using a simple method, in which a magnesium ferrite nanoparticle (MgFe_2O_4) is a core, and an amorphous silicon dioxide (silica SiO_2) layer is a shell. The composition, morphology, and structure of synthesized particles are studied using X-ray diffraction, field emission electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), scattering electrophoretic photometer, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Mössbauer spectroscopy. It is found that the MgFe_2O_4/SiO_2 MNC has the core/shell structure formed by the Fe‒O–Si chemical bond. After coating with silica, the MgFe_2O_4/SiO_2 MNC saturation magnetization significantly decreases in comparison with MgFe_2O_4 particles without a SiO_2 shell. Spherical particles agglomerated from MgFe_2O_4 nanocrystallites ∼9.6 and ∼11.5 nm in size function as cores coated with SiO_2 shells ∼30 and ∼50 nm thick, respectively. The total size of obtained CS MNCs is ∼200 and 300 nm, respectively. Synthesized CS MgFe_2O_4/SiO_2 MNCs are very promising for biomedical applications, due to the biological compatibility of silicon dioxide, its sizes, and the fact that the Curie temperature is in the region required for hyperthermal therapy, 320 K.
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