Chemical Communications · 2004 · 615 citations · 21 references
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Iron oxide (Fe(3)O(4), magnetite) nanocrystals of 6 to 30 nm with narrow size distributions (sigma = 5-10%) were prepared by the pyrolysis of iron carboxylate salts.
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