Issue 13, 2022

Structural diversity in binary superlattices from Au and γ-Fe2O3 nanocrystals: towards fine tuning of dipolar interactions

Abstract

Two cooperative and complementary components such as γ-Fe2O3/Au nanoparticles (NPs) are used to grow binary superlattices (BNSLs). The effects of different parameters including concentration ratio of colloidal solutions, effective size ratio of NPs, deposition temperature and type of solvent on the formation of BNSLs are discussed. A systematic study of the effect of these parameters is performed to determine the driving forces underlying the BNSL formation. We show that by using the same batch of particles, the control of the various parameters gives rise to a large diversity of crystalline structures. In addition, thanks to their long-range organization, the magnetic properties of γ-Fe2O3/Au NPs binary superlattices are studied by SQUID magnetometry and compared to those of pure γ-Fe2O3 NPs superlattices. The γ-Fe2O3 interparticle distance modulated by the insertion of Au NPs is shown to significantly impact their magnetic properties.

Graphical abstract: Structural diversity in binary superlattices from Au and γ-Fe2O3 nanocrystals: towards fine tuning of dipolar interactions

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
17 Feb 2022
Accepted
24 May 2022
First published
31 May 2022

Mater. Chem. Front., 2022,6, 1814-1823

Structural diversity in binary superlattices from Au and γ-Fe2O3 nanocrystals: towards fine tuning of dipolar interactions

S. Lee, A. Ngo, I. Lisiecki and A. Courty, Mater. Chem. Front., 2022, 6, 1814 DOI: 10.1039/D2QM00139J

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