Fe3O4        nanostructures: synthesis, growth mechanism, properties and applications

Ce Yang; Jiajia Wu; Yanglong Hou

doi:10.1039/C0CC05862A

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Fe₃O₄nanostructures: synthesis, growth mechanism, properties and applications

Ce Yang,^a Jiajia Wu^b and Yanglong Hou*^a

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^a Department of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
E-mail: hou@pku.edu.cn

^b College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

Abstract

Recent progress in research on Fe₃O₄ nanocrystals has attracted much attention both for investigating fundamental nanomagnetism and their potential applications in nanocatalysis, biosensing, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents and drug delivery. In this feature article, we provide an overview of synthetic strategies and growth mechanisms of various Fe₃O₄ nanostructures, discuss the uniqueness of associated properties, and illustrate their potential applications.

This article is part of the themed collection: Bridging excellence —20 years of CCS-RSC collaboration and the Young Chemist Award

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC05862A
Article type: Feature Article
Submitted: 31 Dec 2010
Accepted: 15 Feb 2011
First published: 07 Mar 2011

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Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 5130-5141

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