Issue 21, 2012
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A study of the role of the solvent during magnetite nanoparticle synthesis: tuning size, shape and self-assembly†

Fraser J. Douglas,a   Donald A. MacLaren*b  and  Mark Murrie*a  

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a WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
E-mail: Mark.Murrie@glasgow.ac.uk
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b SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
E-mail: dmaclaren@physics.org
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Abstract

We present a systematic study of the role of the solvent in the autoclave-based decomposition of iron(III) acetylacetonate to synthesise iron oxide nanoparticles. Subtle variations in solvent functionality yield substantial differences in nanoparticle morphology, spanning monodisperse spheres, hexagonal platelets, compound cubes and larger hierarchical structures. Solvents capable of chelation to iron afford the greatest influence over nanoparticle growth, whilst addition of side-chains to the solvent perturb competitive adsorption on growing nanoparticles to provide a new means of morphological control.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA20494K
Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Mar 2012
Accepted
25 Jun 2012
First published
26 Jun 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 8027-8035

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A study of the role of the solvent during magnetite nanoparticle synthesis: tuning size, shape and self-assembly

F. J. Douglas, D. A. MacLaren and M. Murrie, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 8027 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20494K

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