Controlling exchange bias in Fe3O4/FeO composite particles prepared by pulsed laser irradiation

TLDR

The study demonstrates a method to fabricate chemically stable FM/AFM nanocomposite systems. Spherical Fe₃O₄/FeO nanocomposites were synthesized by pulsed laser irradiation, with size, composition, phase ratio, and magnetic properties tunable via laser fluence, and the approach is broadly applicable to FM/AFM nanocomposites.

Abstract

Spherical iron oxide nanocomposite particles composed of magnetite and wustite have been successfully synthesized using a novel method of pulsed laser irradiation in ethyl acetate. Both the size and the composition of nanocomposite particles are controlled by laser irradiation condition. Through tuning the laser fluence, the Fe3O4/FeO phase ratio can be precisely controlled, and the magnetic properties of final products can also be regulated. This work presents a successful example of the fabrication of ferro (ferri) (FM)/antiferromagnetic (AFM) systems with high chemical stability. The results show this novel simple method as widely extendable to various FM/AFM nanocomposite systems.