title: Surfactant-assisted route to fabricate CoFe2O4 individual nanoparticles and spherical assemblies.
abstract: A surfactant-assisted route in aqueous media has been shown to be suitable to prepare either individual primary CoFe(2)O(4) nanocrystals or secondary spherical nanoporous assemblies with a high surface area. The formation of primary nanoparticles or of spherical assemblies is found to be dependent on the presence of the surfactant and on the particle size, but is shown that the nanoparticle-surfactant interface plays a dominant role. The size of the primary CoFe(2)O(4) particles is controlled by the type of salt, the synthesis temperature and the concentration of the precursors. A detailed characterization evidences the shape and size of the primary particles, the way in which the primary particles assemble and their features in terms of morphological, textural and magnetic properties.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy. ccannas@unica.it
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cannas
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ardu
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peddis
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sangregorio
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piccaluga
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musinu
mesh_terms: D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D003035:Cobalt