Coupling Agent Effect on Magnetic Properties of Functionalized Magnetite-Based Nanoparticles
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Abstract
The effect of surface inorganic−organic interactions on magnetic and structural properties of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles functionalized by lipophilic stilbene molecules has been investigated. The molecules have been grafted through either phosphonate or carboxylate coupling agents. Mössbauer spectra recorded at 300 and 77K suggest a global composition of Fe2.82O4 for the two types of functionalization. Complementary in-field Mössbauer and SQUID measurements have demonstrated that the nanoparticles consist in a magnetite core surrounded by an oxidized layer. The oxidized shell exhibits a spin canting in the carboxylate case leading to a decrease of the net magnetization of the oxide nanoparticle. No canting occurs in the phosphonate case, and the magnetic properties are therefore preserved. The magnetic properties thus depend on the coupling agent, e.g., surface interactions. This result is of primary importance to tune the magnetic properties of functionalized nanoparticles for biomedical and high density storage media applications.
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