Chemical Synthesis of High-Stable Amorphous FeCo Nanoalloys with Good Magnetic Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Synthesis of Amorphous FeCo Nanoalloys
2.2. Materials Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Analysis
3.2. Crystallization Characteristics
3.3. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Surface Analysis
3.4. Magnetic Properties
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples Prepared with Different PVP Addition (g) | The Fe/Co/O Ratio (at. %) Measured by EDS | The Fe/Co/B Ratios (at. %) Detected by ICP-OES | Average Particle Sizes (nm) | Ms (A·m2/kg) | iHc (Oe) |
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(a) 1 g | 60.01:32.31:7.68 | 59.84:31.60:8.56 | 20 | 175.0 | 100.4 |
(b) 1.5 g | 60.78:33.46:5.76 | 62.77:30.11:7.12 | 16 | 196.2 | 83.3 |
(d) 2 g | 62.12:30.98:6.90 | 59.67:32.25:7.98 | 25 | 182.3 | 108.5 |
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Yang, B.; Wu, Y.; Li, X.; Yu, R. Chemical Synthesis of High-Stable Amorphous FeCo Nanoalloys with Good Magnetic Properties. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8030154
Yang B, Wu Y, Li X, Yu R. Chemical Synthesis of High-Stable Amorphous FeCo Nanoalloys with Good Magnetic Properties. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(3):154. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8030154
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Bai, Yue Wu, Xiaopan Li, and Ronghai Yu. 2018. "Chemical Synthesis of High-Stable Amorphous FeCo Nanoalloys with Good Magnetic Properties" Nanomaterials 8, no. 3: 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8030154