Halide Ion-Mediated Synthesis of L1₀-FePt Nanoparticles with Tunable Magnetic Properties

Abstract

L1₀-FePt nanoparticles (NPs) have great potential in areas of advanced magnetic and catalytic applications. Here, we present a facile control route for synthesis of hard magnetic L1₀-FePt NPs in which halide ions (Cl^-, Br^-, or I^-) were added to the synthetic process to promote the phase transformation. It is confirmed that the strong ionic binding force between halide ions and Fe³⁺ or Pt²⁺ ions could facilitate the formation of L1₀-FePt phase due to favoring growth of FePt NPs in a more thermodynamically stable way, which enables the formation of an ordered structure. L1₀-FePt NPs with the highest coercivity of 8.64 kOe and saturation magnetization of 64.21 emu/g at room temperature can be directly obtained by controlling the amount of the halide ions. In comparison with conventional solution phase reduction methods, the halide ion-assisted method shows enhanced capability to tune the growth of hard magnetic bimetallic NPs, particularly Pt-based bimetallic NPs.