Enhanced Magnetic Behavior of Cobalt Nano-Rods Elaborated by the Polyol Process Assisted with an External Magnetic Field

Cobalt nano-rods with the hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure were prepared by reduction of the long-chain carboxylate Co (II) precursor in polyol. The application of an external magnetic field ( = 1.25 T) during the nucleation and growth steps resulted in a noticeable modification of the mean as...

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Published in:Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2020-02, Vol.10 (2), p.334
Main Authors: Bousnina, Mohamed Ali, Dakhlaoui-Omrani, Amel, Schoenstein, Frédéric, Soumare, Yaghoub, Barry, Aliou Hamady, Piquemal, Jean-Yves, Viau, Guillaume, Mercone, Silvana, Jouini, Noureddine
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Language:English
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cobalt
ferromagnetism
magnetic field
nano-rods
Physics
polyol process
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Summary:Cobalt nano-rods with the hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure were prepared by reduction of the long-chain carboxylate Co (II) precursor in polyol. The application of an external magnetic field ( = 1.25 T) during the nucleation and growth steps resulted in a noticeable modification of the mean aspect ratio (length/diameter) of the particles. The particle morphology was also modified as the nano-rods did not exhibit conical heads at their extremities anymore, which are observed for particles prepared without application of an external magnetic field. Besides, the stacking faults density along the axis of the hcp structure in the cobalt nano-rods has been found to decrease with the increase in the applied magnetic field. The coercive field of randomly oriented nano-rods increased with the aspect ratio, showing the highest value (i.e., 5.8 kOe at 300 K) for the cobalt nano-rods obtained under the highest applied magnetic field. For partially oriented Co nano-rods in toluene solution, the magnetic properties were significantly enhanced with a coercive field of 7.2 kOe at 140 K, while the magnetization saturation reached 92% of the bulk. The value was about 0.8, indicating a good orientation of the anisotropic particles relative to each other, making them suitable for the preparation of permanent magnets via a bottom-up approach.
ISSN:2079-4991
2079-4991
DOI:10.3390/nano10020334