Lanthanide(III)-Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles

摘要

Magnetic nanoparticles are a class of nanostructured materials of current interest, due largely to their advanced technological and medical applications, envisioned or realized. Among the various magnetic nanoparticles under investigation, magnetite (Fe_3O_4) nanoparticles are arguably the most extensively studied. Procedures for the controlled synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles of specific size and narrow size distribution have been established. Furthermore, with an eye on possibly altering the structure and properties of the parent nanoparticles and creating multifunctional materials, doping of magnetite nanoparticles with other metal ions has been explored.