Precipitation Synthesis of Magnetite Fe3O4 Nanoflakes

Ceramics International 2014
Andris Šutka, Santa Lagzdiņa, Inna Juhņeviča, Dmitrijs Jakovļevs, Mikhail Maiorov

Precipitation can be applied to synthesize magnetite Fe3O4 nanoflakes in an ambient air atmosphere without using any surfactant, templates or special equipment. Magnetite nanoflakes were precipitated from only Fe2þ chloride solution without adding Fe3þ. The formation of Fe3O4 nanoflakes is suggested to occur due to formation of an intermediate goethite phase, thus providing anisotropic crystal growth. Compared to other methods, the method presented here is fast and suitable for large scale synthesis.

Keywords
Magnetite; Precipitation; Nanoflakes
DOI
10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.03.140
Hyperlink
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272884214004817

Šutka, A., Lagzdiņa, S., Juhņeviča, I., Jakovļevs, D., Maiorov, M. Precipitation Synthesis of Magnetite Fe3O4 Nanoflakes. Ceramics International, 2014, Vol.40, Iss.7, Part B, pp.11437-11440. ISSN 0272-8842. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.03.140

Publication language
English (en)