Preparation of Barium-Hexaferrite/Gold Janus Nanoplatelets Using the Pickering Emulsion Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Optimization of the Emulsification Process
3.2. Mechanism of Adsorption of NPLs-Si onto Wax
3.3. Janus BHF NPLs
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Core Particles | Diameter (nm) | Shape of Particles | Mass of Particles (mg) | Wax to Water Ratio | Speed of Treatment (rpm) | Duration of Treatment | Reference |
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SiO2 | 70 | Sphere | 200 | 1:10 | 9000 | 80 s | [18] |
SiO2-NH2 | 172 | Sphere | 250 | 1:5 | 2200 | 2 h | [19] |
Fe3O4 | 50–100 | Sphere | 100 | 1:60 | 22,000 | 300 s | [20] |
Graphene oxide | 100–1000 | Nanosheets | 2000 | 1:10 | 12,000 | 12 min | [21] |
Fe3O4@ SiO2 | 45 | Sphere | 140 | 1:50 | 9500 | 90 s | [22] |
Fe3O4 | Sphere | 200 | 1:6 | 1650 | 2 h | [23] | |
SiO2 | 80 | Sphere | 140 | 1:50 | 9500 | 90 | [24] |
TiO2 | 155–1000 | Sphere | 1–5% ww | 1:10 | 15,000 | 2 min | [25] |
Sample | Wax to Water Ratio (w/w) | CTAB to NPLs-Si Ratio (w/w) | NPLs-Si (%) | Wax (%) * | CTAB (%) * | Speed Regime | Emulsion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:10 | 0.001 | 0.09 | 9.08 | 9 × 10−5 | (1) 9000 rpm, 3 min; (2) 6000 rpm, 3 min | Formed, but all the NPLs are rinsed from wax balls |
2 | 1:10 | 0.001 | 0.04 | 9.08 | 4 × 10−5 | (1) 9000 rpm, 3 min; (2) 6000 rpm, 3 min | Formed, but most of the NPLs are rinsed from wax balls |
3 | 1:10 | 0.001 | 0.03 | 9.08 | 3 × 10−5 | (1) 9000 rpm, 3 min; (2) 6000 rpm, 3 min | Formed |
4 | 1:10 | 0.001 | 0.03 | 9.08 | 3 × 10−5 | 3000 rpm, 35 min | Formed |
5 | 1:10 | 0.002 | 0.03 | 9.08 | 7 × 10−5 | 3000 rpm, 35 min | Formed |
6 | 1:10 | 0.003 | 0.03 | 9.08 | 10−4 | 3000 rpm, 35 min | Formed |
7 | 1:10 | 0.003 | 0.03 | 9.08 | 10−4 | (1) 3000 rpm, 32 min; (2) 9000–12,000 rpm, 3 min | Formed |
8 | 1:10.8 | 0.003 | 0.03 | 8.50 | 9 × 10−5 | (1) 3000 rpm, 32 min; (2) 9000–12,000 rpm, 3 min | Formed |
9 | 1:12.7 | 0.003 | 0.03 | 7.30 | 9 × 10−5 | (1) 3000 rpm, 32 min; (2) 9000–12,000 rpm, 3 min | Formed |
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Papan, J.; Hribar Boštjančič, P.; Mertelj, A.; Lisjak, D. Preparation of Barium-Hexaferrite/Gold Janus Nanoplatelets Using the Pickering Emulsion Method. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112797
Papan J, Hribar Boštjančič P, Mertelj A, Lisjak D. Preparation of Barium-Hexaferrite/Gold Janus Nanoplatelets Using the Pickering Emulsion Method. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112797
Chicago/Turabian StylePapan, Jelena, Patricija Hribar Boštjančič, Alenka Mertelj, and Darja Lisjak. 2021. "Preparation of Barium-Hexaferrite/Gold Janus Nanoplatelets Using the Pickering Emulsion Method" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112797