title: Synthesis of air stable FeCo/C alloy nanoparticles by decomposing a mixture of the corresponding metal-acetyl acetonates under their autogenic pressure.
abstract: A mixture of Fe(AcAc)(2) and Co(AcAC)(2) was thermolyzed in a closed cell under the autogenic pressure of the reactants. The nature of the products was temperature dependent. The reaction is a one-stage, simple, efficient, and solvent-free method to prepare FeCo alloy nanoparticles protected by a carbon shell. Particle sizes of 60-150 were obtained covered by a carbon layer of 3-4 nm. The air stability of these particles is also demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kanbar Laboratory for Nanomaterials, Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Holodelshikov
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Perelshtein
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gedanken