Synthesis and growth of hematite nanodiscs through a facile hydrothermal approach Jiang, X. C., Yu, A. B., Yang, W. R., Ding, Y., Xu, C. X. and Lam, S. 2010, Synthesis and growth of hematite nanodiscs through a facile hydrothermal approach, Journal of nanoparticle research, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 877-893, doi: 10.1007/s11051-009-9636-8. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Synthesis and growth of hematite nanodiscs through a facile hydrothermal approach Author(s) Jiang, X. C. Yu, A. B. Yang, W. R. orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-1951 Ding, Y. Xu, C. X. Lam, S. Journal name Journal of nanoparticle research Volume number 12 Issue number 3 Start page 877 End page 893 Total pages 17 Publisher Springer Place of publication Dordrecht , The Netherlands Publication date 2010-03 ISSN 1388-0764 1572-896X Keyword(s) hematite nanoparticles nanodiscs hydrothermal synthesis Summary This study reports a facile hydrothermal method for the synthesis of monodispersed hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanodiscs under mild conditions. The method has features such as no use of surfactants, no toxic precursors, and no requirements of high-temperature decomposition of iron precursors in non-polar solvents. By this method, α-Fe2O3 nanodiscs were achieved with diameter of 50 ± 10 nm and thickness of ~6.5 nm by the hydrolysis of ferric chloride. The particle characteristics (e.g., shape, size, and distribution) and functional properties (e.g., magnetic and catalytic properties) were investigated by various advanced techniques, including TEM, AFM, XRD, BET, and SQUID. Such nanodiscs were proved to show unique magnetic properties, i.e., superparamagnetic property at a low temperature (e.g., 20 K) but ferromagnetic property at a room temperature (~300 K). They also exhibit low-temperature (<623 K) catalytic activity in CO oxidation because of extremely clean surfaces due to non-involvement of surfactants, compared with those spheres and ellipsoids capped by PVP molecules. Language eng DOI 10.1007/s11051-009-9636-8 Field of Research 100703 Nanobiotechnology Socio Economic Objective 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, Springer Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035134 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Technology Research and Innovation GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 30 May 2011, 11:01:12 EST Mon, 12 Sep 2011, 16:02:08 EST Mon, 12 Sep 2011, 16:03:22 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 17:06:58 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 19 times in TR Web of Science Cited 20 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 696 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 30 May 2011, 11:01:12 EST