Abstract
Maghemite nanoparticles prepared with the modified synthesis method published by Sun et al. 2004 and followed by filtering to extract a sample of the smallest nanoparticle size were investigated. The 2-5 nm nanoparticles of monocrystalline and multi-twinned morphology without surface shells were observed. Superparamagnetic behavior was detected above the temperature of 40 K. An exchange bias loop shift of ~ 2 mT at 3 K after cooling with an external field of 3 T suggested a low influence of the surface spin disorder effect. Mössbauer spectroscopy confirmed the two phases with different blocking temperatures, the maghemite phase as well as a second one likely originating from the disordered surface component.
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