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Effect of Precursor Salt on FeP Nanoparticle Formation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2011
Abstract
The formation of single phase FeP nanocrystals has been achieved by the reaction of Fe(III) salts (iron(III)acetylacetonate (Fe(acac)3) and iron(III)chloride (FeCl3)) with tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphine in trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO)/trioctylphosphine (TOP) at elevated temperatures. The sizes of nanoparticles formed differ markedly depending on the initial iron salt used. Use of Fe(acac)3 always resulted in comparatively bigger particle formation (∼5 nm) while FeCl3 forms much smaller particles (∼1 nm) as confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
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