Abstract
Ni nanoparticles were prepared via thermal decomposition of nickel acetate tetrahydrate in the presence of long-chain amines, which acted as both solvents and reducing agents. By tuning the reaction temperature, Ni nanostructures with either hcp or fcc crystal structure were obtained. In principle, higher temperatures favored the formation of hcp nanoparticles. The employment of additional surfactants such as 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid and trioctylphosphine-oxide facilitated the tuning of the particles’ growth limit. The size of the particles varied between 5 and 120 nm. The magnetic features of fcc-Ni nanoparticles were quite similar to the corresponding ‘bulk’ ones. On the other hand, the hcp-Ni particles showed weak magnetic features, reflected by low magnetization values, the absence of saturation magnetization and by blocking temperatures far below room temperature.
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