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Superparamagnetic nickel nanoparticles obtained by an organometallic approach

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Nickel nanoparticles were prepared by decomposition of the organometallic precursor Ni(COD)2 (COD=cycloocta-1,5-diene) dissolved in organic media in the presence of anthranilic acid as stabilizer. Transmission electron microscopy revealed nickel nanoparticles with a mean size of 4.2 ± 1.1 nm and selected area electron diffraction showed the formation of fcc nickel. FTIR spectroscopy confirmed the presence of modified anthranilic acid on the surface of the Ni nanoparticles suggesting that it is able to interact with the metal particles. The magnetic response of the nanoparticles was established as being of superparmagnetic character, for which a detailed quantitative analysis resulted in a mean magnetic moment of 2652 μB per particle together with a blocking temperature of 32 K.

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We acknowledge financial support from CONACyT through 59921, 105762, SIP-IPN 2008-0838, and SIP-IPN 2009 projects and to Mr. Héctor Dorantes Rosales from ESIQIE-IPN for his valuable technical assistance for TEM analysis.

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  1. Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, C.P. 01219, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

    E. Ramírez-Meneses

  2. Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada-Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA Altamira, Km 14.5 Carretera Tampico - Puerto Industrial, C.P. 89600, Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico

    E. Ramírez-Meneses & C. C. Villanueva-Alvarado

  3. Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

    I. Betancourt, F. Morales & M. E. Hernández-Rojas

  4. Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

    V. Montiel-Palma

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Ramírez-Meneses, E., Betancourt, I., Morales, F. et al. Superparamagnetic nickel nanoparticles obtained by an organometallic approach. J Nanopart Res 13, 365–374 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-010-0039-7

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