Abstract
Magnetic iron oxide (FexOy) and iron oxide/silica (FexOy/SiO2) composite nanoparticles were synthesized by CO2 laser vaporization (LAVA) of an α-Fe2O3 raw powder and α-Fe2O3/quartz sand mixtures, respectively. Particle morphology, composition and iron oxide phase formation were investigated by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The resulting nanopowders mainly consisted of magnetite (Fe3O4) and maghemite (γ-Fe2O3). Increasing the oxygen partial pressure in the LAVA process gas an additional iron oxide phase, ε-Fe2O3, occurred. The saturation magnetization of the iron oxide nanoparticles was determined with vibrating sample magnetometry and was found to decrease with increasing oxygen partial pressure in the process gas. FexOy/SiO2 composite nanoparticles are of particular interest for biomedical applications because their silica surface can be functionalized very easily.
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