Structural characterization of FeCo alloy nanoparticles embedded in SBA-16 and their catalytic application for carbon nanotubes production
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Structural characterization of FeCo alloy nanoparticles embedded in SBA-16 and their catalytic application for carbon nanotubes production / D. Carta, G. Navarra, A. Falqui, Z. Konya, A. Corrias. - In: RSC ADVANCES. - ISSN 2046-2069. - 2:20(2012 Sep), pp. 7886-7893. [10.1039/c2ra01147f]
Abstract:
The formation of FeCo alloy nanoparticles embedded in a highly ordered 3D cubic mesoporous silica matrix (SBA-16) was thoroughly studied using several techniques. In particular, the selectivity of Extended X-ray absorption fine structure and X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy at both the Fe and Co K-edges allowed us to determine that before reduction treatment Fe and Co are present in a poorly crystalline environment, while after reduction treatment FeCo nanoparticles with the typical bcc structure are formed. FeCo alloy nanoparticles are used in several applications: biomedical (magnetic carriers for drug delivery and cell separation), magnetic (data storage) and catalytic. In this work, FeCo nanoparticles formed in situ in the SBA-16 matrix were used for the production of carbon nanotubes by catalytic chemical vapour deposition. Transmission electron microscopy indicates that good quality multi-walled carbon nanotubes are obtained.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
D. Carta, G. Navarra, A. Falqui, Z. Konya, A. Corrias
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