Oleylamine as Both Reducing Agent and Stabilizer in a Facile Synthesis of Magnetite Nanoparticles

Zhichuan J. Xu, Chengmin Shen, Yanglong Hou, Hong‐Jun Gao, Shouheng Sun

Chemistry of Materials · 2009 · 569 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Monodisperse Fe3O4 nanoparticles are synthesized by a much simplified method of reductive decomposition of iron acetylacetonate in benzyl ether and oleylamine. The Fe3O4 nanoparticles are catalytically active for CVD growth of 1D boron nanowires.

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