title: Synthesis and characterization of highly magnetized nanocrystalline Co(30)Fe(70) alloy by chemical reduction.
abstract: Co(30)Fe(70) nanoparticles with mean particle size of about 8 nm were successfully synthesized by the chemical reduction of cobalt chloride and iron chloride with borohydride as a reducing agent in aqueous solution. The composition and size of the Co(30)Fe(70) nanoparticles were optimized by controlling the molar ratio of starting materials, reaction time, and dropping rate of aqueous reducing agent. As alloy powders prepared by chemical reduction tend to be amorphous in the as-synthesized state, the as-precipitated Co(30)Fe(70) nanoparticles were heat-treated to achieve crystallinity at the different temperatures for 1 h. The Co(30)Fe(70) nanocrystallite by chemical reduction shows excellent soft magnetic behavior, such as high permeability, negligible coercivity, and high saturation magnetization like that of Co(30)Fe(70) bulk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Hae Woong
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Young Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kang