Fe@Ag core-shell nanoparticles with both sensitive plasmonic properties and tunable magnetism

摘要

Monodisperse Fe@Ag core-shell nanoparticles with relatively uniform Fe cores and Ag shells have been successfully fabricated by a seed mediated method in a two-step reducing process, and then characterized by electron microscopy techniques (HRTEM, EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis spectroscopy and magnetometry. The results demonstrate unique optical and magnetic properties for Fe@Ag core-shell nanoparticles. The surface plasmon resonance of Fe@Ag core-shell nanoparticles is red shifted as compared with that of pure colloidal nano-silver, while the plasmon band of Fe@Ag core-shell nanoparticles with thinner Ag shells is shifted to a longer wavelength. Fe@Ag core-shell nanoparticles have a narrow plasmon band and therefore sensitive plasmonic properties. The magnetism of Fe@Ag nanoparticles can be tuned from superparamagnetic to ferromagnetic by modifying the proportion between Fe and Ag contents. The multifunctional Fe@Ag core-shell nanoparticles have potential in optoelectronic, spintronic, and biomedicine applications.