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Register a new userControlling the oxidation of magnetic and electrically conductive solid-solution iron-rhodium nanoparticles synthesized by Laser Ablation in Liquids
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This study focuses on the synthesis of FeRh nanoparticles via pulsed laser ablation in liquid and on controlling the oxidation of the synthesized nanoparticles. Formation of monomodal {gamma}-FeRh nanoparticles was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and their composition confirmed by atom probe tomography (APT). On these particles, three major contributors to oxidation were analysed: 1) dissolved oxygen in the organic solvents, 2) the bound oxygen in the solvent and 3) oxygen in the atmosphere above the solvent. The decrease of oxidation for optimized ablation conditions was confirmed through energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Furthermore, the time dependence of oxidation was monitored for dried FeRh nanoparticles powders using ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy (FMR). By magnetophoretic separation, B2-FeRh nanoparticles could be extracted from the solution and characteristic differences of nanostrand formation between {gamma}-FeRh and B2-FeRh nanoparticles were observed.
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