title: Spindle-like alpha-Fe2O3 embedded with TiO2 nanocrystalline: ion implantation preparation and enhanced magnetic properties.
abstract: Mastery of the structure of nanomaterials enables control of their properties to enhance their performance for a given application. A scalable method for synthesis of alpha-Fe2O3/TiO2 bi-component nanoparticles (NPs) with novel structure (TiO2 NPs filled into the a-Fe,203) by combining with wet-chemical route and ion implantation-based physical route has been proposed. Different implanted energy and the magnetic properties of bi-component a-Fe203/TiO2 NPs were investigated. The results illustrate alpha-Fe2O3/TiO2 composite NPs can be obtained by Ti ions implantation with different energy, and the saturation magnetization (M(s)) of the samples after ion implantation are significantly enhanced. The results also reveal that conversion phase from hematite to magnetite have been occurred under the thermal effects during ion implantation.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shaofeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yichao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiangheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Guangxu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Changzhong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang