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Modulation of the magnetic properties of gold-spinel ferrite heterostructured nanocrystals

Elvira Fantechi1(), Claudia Innocenti2,3, Giovanni Bertoni4,5, Claudio Sangregorio2,3, Francesco Pineider1
INSTM and Dept. of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Pisa 56124, Italy
ICCOM-CNR, Institute for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
INSTM and Dept. of Chemistry "U. Schiff" , University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
IMEM-CNR, Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, Parma 43124, Italy
CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, Modena 41125, Italy
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The rational design of complex nanostructures is of paramount importance to gain control over their chemical and physical properties. Recently, magnetic-plasmonic heterostructured nanocrystals have been recognized as key players in nanomedicine as multifunctional therapeutic-diagnostic tools and in catalysis. Here we show how the properties of gold-iron oxide heterostructured nanocrystals can be tuned by chemical doping of the magnetic subunit. The divalent cations in the iron oxide were substituted with cobalt and manganese to obtain a general formula Au-MFe2O4 (M = Fe, Co, Mn). Magnetic properties of the heterostructures could be tuned, while maintaining well-defined plasmon resonance signatures, confirming the dual magnetic-plasmonic functional capability of these nanostructures.

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heterostructured nanocrystalsseeded-growthspinel ferritesmagnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 3,
March 2020
Pages 785-794
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2696-x
Cite this article:
Fantechi E, Innocenti C, Bertoni G, et al. Modulation of the magnetic properties of gold-spinel ferrite heterostructured nanocrystals. Nano Research, 2020, 13(3): 785-794. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2696-x
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