title: A general and facile method for improving carbon coat on magnetic nanoparticles with a thickness control.
abstract: A general and facile hydrothermal method was developed to improve carbon coating formation on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles from sucrose and hindering growth of pure carbon spheres by using ammonium acetate (CH3COONH4) as a structure guiding agent. The thickness of the carbon coating could be easily realized by adjusting the reaction time.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China. Electronic address: hjcui@iue.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Hao-Jie
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China. Electronic address: mlfu@iue.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Ming-Lai
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fu
keywords: Carbon coating; Hydrothermal; Magnetic nanoparticles; Sucrose