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Chatman, Shawn Michael Edward. "Morphological and magnetic characterization of electrodeposited magnetite /." Internet access available to MUN users only, 2005. http://collections.mun.ca/u?/theses,85053.
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Muxworthy, Adrian R. "Stability of magnetic remanence in multidomain magnetite." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:bc70e665-4c54-4ab5-98fa-d43ccecd07a1.
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If a rock is to retain a geologically meaningful magnetic record of its history, it is essential that it contains magnetic minerals which are capable of carrying stable magnetic remanence. Of the natural occurring magnetic minerals, magnetite is the most important because of its abundance and strong magnetic signature. The stability, i.e., the resistance to demagnetisation or reorientation, of magnetic remanence is related to grain size; in smaller grains the magnetic moments align to have single domain (SD) structures, in larger grains complex magnetic patterns are formed (multidomain (MD)). “Classical” domain theory predicts that SD remanence is stable, whilst MD remanence is not. However experimental evidence has shown that both SD and MD grains can have stable remanences. In this thesis the origin of stable MD remanence is examined. There are two opposing theories; one suggests that the stability is due to independent SD-like structures, the other postulates that the stability is due to metastable MD structure. A series of experiments were designed to examine the stability using a selection of characterised synthetic and natural samples. Low-stress hydrothermal recrystallised samples where grown for this study. For the first time, the stability of thermoremanence induced in hydrothermal crystals to cooling was examined. The results agree with previous observations for crushed and natural magnetites, and support kinematic models. The behaviour of SIRM and thermoremanences in MD magnetite to low-temperature cooling to below the crystallographic Verwey transition at 120-124 K (Tv) and the cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy isotropic point (Tk) at 130 K was investigated. On cooling through Tv, SIRM was observed to decrease and demagnetise, however thermoremanence was found to display a large increase in the magnetisation at Tv, which was partially re- versible on warming. The size of the anomaly is shown to be dependent on the temperature at which the thermoremanence is acquired, internal stress and grain size. The anomaly is attributed to the large increase in the magnetocrystalline anisotropy which occurs on cooling through Tv . It is postulated that low-temperature cycling demagnetisation is due to kinematic processes which occur on cooling between room temperature and Tk. Characterisation of low-temperature treated remanence and partially alternating field demagnetised remanence, suggest that the stable remanence is multidomain. Low-temperature cooling of remanence in single sub-micron crystals was simulated using micromagnetic models. The models predict the observed anomaly for thermoremanence on cooling through Tv, and also the relative behaviour of SIRM and thermoremanence. The single domain threshold was calculated for the low-temperature phase of magnetite, and was found to be 0.14 microns, compared to 0.07 microns at room temperature.
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Owings, Paul C. "High Gradient Magnetic Separation of nanoscale magnetite." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/12020.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Civil Engineering
Alexander P. Mathews
Nanoscale magnetite is being examined for possible uses as an adsorbent of heavy metals and for the enhancement of water treatment processes such as stripping of trichloroethylene (TCE) from contaminated water supplies and wastewaters. Methods for recovering nanoscale magnetite must be developed before the particles can be used in water treatment processes. This is necessary because expelling high amounts of particles into the environment will be unacceptable and costly; if captured they can be reused; additionally, they could potentially cause environmental impacts due to their stability in an aqueous environment and possible toxicity. Nanoscale magnetite is superparamagnetic, so it has a high magnetic susceptibility, and hence it is very attracted to magnetized materials. Utilizing the magnetic properties of magnetite may be one possible means of separating the particles from a treatment process. High Gradient Magnetic Separation (HGMS) has been studied for the separation of micron and even tenths of a micron size particles, but there is little experimental data for HGMS of nanoscale magnetite. This research looks to filter nanoscale magnetite through a HGMS and determine the capture efficiency of the filter. Subsequently, the filter was backwashed to determine particle recover efficiencies. The flow rate was adjusted to determine the dependency of particle capture efficiency on cross sectional velocity through the filter. Additionally, particle loading was changed to better understand the correlation of particle loading with capture efficiency. Filtrations for nanoscale magnetite dispersed with sodium tripolyphosphate were also completed as well as filtrations of nanoscale magnetite coated with silica and magnetite silica composites. Experimental data in this research indicates that magnetite nanoparticles can be captured at 99.8% efficiency or higher in a well-designed filtration system. Capture efficiencies around 99.8% have been found for magnetite. The silica coated magnetite and magnetite silica composites were captured at efficiencies as high as 96.7% and 97.9%, respectively. The capture efficiency of the dispersed magnetite is lower than non-dispersed magnetite and most promising at relatively low fluid flow velocities and particle loadings. The maximum capture efficiency for dispersed magnetite particles was 90.3%. Both magnetite and dispersed magnetite were successfully recovered using backwash at pH of 10 to 11.
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Harrison, Richard John. "Magnetic properties of the magnetite-spinel solid solution." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603779.
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The intrinsic magnetic properties of Fe-bearing solid solutions with the "spinel" crystal structure are determined to a large extent by the processes of non-convergent cation ordering and subsolvus exsolution. The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the interaction between these processes and the magnetic properties of the magnetite-spinel solid solution, with a view to assessing how these factors might influence the acquisition of natural remanent magnetization in other Fe-bearing solid solutions. Temperature and compositional variations in the state of non-convergent cation order are determined using a macroscopic thermodynamic theory, which is calibrated using cation ordering and phase equilibrium constraints from the literature. The cation distribution in the solid solution is calculated for various temperatures and used to derive the ideal variation in saturation magnetization as a function of composition. A compensation point is predicted at approximately 70 mol% MgA12O4, which is confirmed by experimental measurement of the saturation magnetization in synthetic samples. The magnetic properties of synthetic samples are sensitive to rapid changes in the distribution of Fe2+ and Fe3+ cations which occur during quenching. The kinetics of this ordering process are investigated using the Ginzburg-Landau rate law, which is used to calculate the ordering behaviour during quenching, isothermal annealing and temperature ramp experiments. The calculations show that rapid relaxation of the Fe2+-Fe3+ distribution occurs when intermediate members of the solid solution are heated above 400°C, and there is hysteresis in the degree of order during repeated heating and cooling cycles. Both these effects are confirmed by measurements of magnetic susceptibility versus temperature.
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Macêdo, Gleyguestone Lopes de 1983. "Síntese e caracterização magnética de nanopartículas do tipo dímero de Ag-Fe3O4." [s.n.], 2012. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/278116.
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Orientador: Kleber Roberto PirotaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
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Resumo: Neste trabalho, seguindo uma nova rota de síntese, foram produzidas três amostras de nanopartículas do tipo dímero de prata com magnetita (Ag-Fe3O4), onde a única diferença entre elas é no valor da concentração de partículas de prata utilizadas na síntese. As amostras de tipo dímero possuem concentrações de prata iguais a 0,003 g/mL, 0,007 g/mL e 0,01 g/mL e foram chamadas, respectivamente, de AgFeO_1, AgFeO_2 e AgFeO_3. Sobre estes sistemas realizaram-se medidas da magnetização do tipo Zero Field cooling/Field cooling (ZFC-FC) onde se observou nos três sistemas um aumentou brusco da temperatura de irreversibilidade (Tirr) da magnetita quando unida a prata. Também se observou que somente na amostra com menor concentração de prata sofre um grande aumento em sua temperatura de bloqueio (T B), aproximadamente 130K, que pode ser devido a fatores como aumento do tamanho da partícula de magnetita contida no dímero, aglomerações e interações entre particulas. Porém, através de medidas de dicroísmo circular magnético de raios-X (XMCD) observou-se que com a união da prata a magnetita provoca nesta um aumento de seu momento orbital sendo mais intenso para a amostra com menor concentração de prata (AgFeO_1). Tal resultado pode explicar o aumento em Tirr e TB, já que o momento orbital é diretamente proporcional à anisotropia magnética. Por fim, gostaria de salientar que, em conjunto com meu orientador (Prof. Kleber Roberto Pirota) foi decidido optar por uma estrutura na qual inicio com descrição das bases teóricas de interesse, logo comento rapidamente sobre as técnicas experimentais utilizadas e, finalmente, anexo os trabalhos publicados. Porém, como alguns resultados obtidos neste trabalho ainda não foram publicados, decidi resumir-los no final da tese (capítulo 4)
Abstract: In this work, following a new synthesis route, three samples were produced nanoparticle type silver dimer with magnetite (Ag-Fe3O4), where the only difference between them is the value of the concentration of silver particles used in the synthesis. Samples of dimer type silver concentrations have equal 0,003 g/mL, 0,007 g/mL e 0,01 g/mL and were named, respectively AgFeO_1, and AgFeO_2 AgFeO_3. On these systems were expressed as the magnetization of the type Zero Field cooling/Field cooling (ZFC-FC) where it was observed in all three systems a sudden increase in temperature of irreversibility (T IRR) of magnetite attached to silver. It was also observed that the sample with only low silver concentration undergoes a sharp increase in its temperature block (TB), to approximately 130K, which may be due to factors such as increasing the particle size of magnetite contained in the dimer interactions and agglomerations. However, through measures of magnetic circular dichroism X-ray (XMCD) observed that with the union of silver magnetite causes this increased their orbital momentum being more intense for the sample with lower concentration of silver (AgFeO_1). This result may explain the increase in TB and TIRR, since the orbital momentum is directly proportional to the magnetic anisotropy. Finally, let me emphasize that, together with my advisor (Prof. Kleber Roberto Pirota) it was decided to opt for a structure in which beginning with a description of the theoretical bases of interest, just comment quickly on the experimental techniques used and eventually annex published works. However, as some results of this work have not yet been published, I decided to summarize them at the end of the thesis (Chapter 4)
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Arredondo, Melissa Gayle. "Zero-Dimensional Magnetite." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14151.
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Low-dimensional magnetic systems are of interest due to several new effects and modifications that occur at sizes below the average domain grain boundary within the bulk material. Molecule-like magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles, with sizes ranging from one to two nm were synthesized and characterized in order to investigate new properties arising from quantum size effects. These small systems will provide opportunities to investigate magnetism of zero-dimension systems. A zero-dimensional object is usually called a quantum dot or artificial atom because its electronic states are few and sharply separated in energy, resembling those within an atom. Since the surface to volume ratio is the highest for zero-dimensional systems, most of the changes to magnetic behavior will be observed in ultra-fine magnetic particles. Chemically functional magnetic nanoparticles, comprised of a Fe3O4 magnetite core encased in a thin aliphatic carboxylate, have been prepared by sequential high temperature decomposition of organometallic compounds in a coordinating solvent. In this work, aliphatic carboxylic acid chain length, reaction temperature and duration were varied to produce small core diameters. In order to correlate size effects with changes in particle formation, it is important to have a through understanding of the structural components. This includes studies of the core size, surface effects, decomposition, electronic properties and magnetic behavior. Quantum size effects were observed in the (Fe3O4)X(carboxylate)Y monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) when the average core diameter was ≤ 2.0 nm, evidenced by a blue shifted absorbance band maxima, suggesting the onset of quantum confinement. These (Fe3O4)X(carboxylate)Y MPCs also posses a complex interplay between surface and finite size effects, which govern the magnetic properties of these zero-dimensional systems. These MPCs are all superparamagnetic above their blocking temperatures with total magnetic anisotropy values greater than the bulk value due to an increase in surface and magnetocrystalline anisotropy. A non-linear decrease in saturation magnetization (MS) [Bohr Magneton] per cluster) as a function of the reciprocal of core radius have been attributed to surface effects such as a magnetically inactive layer or an increase in spin disorder as core diameter decreases. The reduced core dimensions of these MPCs make them ideal candidates for further investigation of quantum magnetic systems.
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Vieira, Raquel Nadine Cadete. "Coating of magnetite nanoparticles with chitosan for magnetic hyperthermia." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/21895.
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Mestrado em Materiais e Dispositivos BiomédicosO cancro é uma das doenças com maior ocorrência na população mundial e com uma elevada taxa de mortalidade. Os principais problemas na luta contra o cancro prendem-se com a dificuldade de diagnóstico precoce, a citotoxicidade associada aos fármacos anticancerígenos usados em quimioterapia convencional e a falta de tratamentos mais eficazes. Com o advento da nanotecnologia, tem havido um crescente interesse na aplicação de nanopartículas e nanoestruturas, nas mais diversas áreas da ciência, nomeadamente em aplicações biomédicas. Neste contexto em particular, as nanopartículas magnéticas apresentam propriedades interessantes, por exemplo, em sistemas de libertação controlada de fármaco e em hipertermia. A sua aplicação em áreas relacionadas com a saúde, como o tratamento de cancro por hipertermia magnética, passa necessariamente por uma boa caracterização das suas propriedades e pela correta avaliação das suas capacidades de libertação de energia sob a forma de calor por indução magnética. Nesse sentido, este trabalho teve como objetivo a síntese de nanopartículas de magnetite devido a sua compatibilidade com o organismo humano e propriedades magnéticas. No entanto, devido ao seu elevado grau de agregação assim como facilidade de oxidação em meios aquosos existe uma necessidade de revestir estas partículas. Para tal, foi utilizado um biopolímero: a quitosana. A ligação do revestimento da quitosana ao núcleo do óxido de ferro foi realizada através de dois tipos de ancoragem: através da dopamina, conhecida pela sua grande afinidade aos grupos aminas e através do ácido cafeico, por apresentar uma similaridade estrutural à dopamina. Para a caracterização estrutural e morfológica das partículas recorreu-se à difração de raios-X (DRX), à espetroscopia de infravermelhos com transformada de Fourier (FTIR), à dispersão dinâmica da luz (DLS), ao Potencial Zeta e à microscopia eletrónica de transmissão (TEM). As propriedades magnéticas foram medidas por magnetometria de SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interferance Device). Por fim foi avaliada a capacidade das partículas sintetizadas para aplicação em hipertermia magnética.
Cancer is a disease with high incidence in the world population and equally with a high mortality rate. The main problems in the fight against cancer are linked to the difficulty of early diagnosis, the cytotoxicity associated with anticancer drugs used in conventional chemotherapy and the lack of more effective treatments. With the advent of nanotechnology, there has been increasing interest in the application of nanoparticles and nanostructures, in several areas of science, such as biomedicine. In this context, the magnetic nanoparticles have interesting properties in controlled drug release systems and hyperthermia. Its application in areas related to health, such as the treatment of cancer by magnetic hyperthermia, necessarily requires a good characterization of their properties and the correct assessment of their ability to release energy in the form of heat by magnetic induction. Therefore, this study aimed the synthesis of nanoparticles of magnetite due to their biocompatibility and magnetic properties. However, due to their high degree of aggregation as well as facile oxidation in aqueous media there is a need to coat these particles. For this purpose, a biopolymer was used: chitosan. The binding of the coat to the core of the iron oxide was accomplishment through two types of anchorages molecules: dopamine, knowing for their great affinity with amine groups and through caffeic acid due to structural similarity to dopamine. The structural and morphological characterization was performed using X-ray diffraction (DRX), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), Zeta Potential; thermalgravimetric analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The magnetic properties were studied using a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometer. Finally, we evaluated the ability of some of the synthesized NPs for use in magnetic hyperthermia.
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Dudchenko, N. O., A. B. Brik, Y. V. Kardanets, and O. E. Grechanivskyy. "Influence of Ultrasound Treatment on the Properties of Synthetic Magnetite Nanoparticles." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2013. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/35186.
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The paper describes creation of magnetite nanoparticles under ultrasound treatment and investigation
of their phase composition and magnetic properties. Magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized via coprecipitation
of Fe+2 and Fe+3 with KOH in aqueous solution at 80°C. It was shown, that ultrasound treatment
of solution during the synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles leads to the increasing of size and saturation
magnetization obtained nanoparticles. The results of X-ray diffraction measurements show that the
synthesized particles consist of magnetite. The size of synthesized magnetite nanoparticles according to Xray
diffraction measurements was approximately 10 nm. Saturation magnetization of synthesized magnetite
nanoparticles is rather high (37 A*m2/kg). Synthesized magnetite nanoparticles are promising for different
medical-biological applications.
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Virdee, D. "The influence of magnetostatic interactions on the magnetic properties of magnetite." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14612.
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The effect of magnetostatic interactions on the magnetisation structure and magnetic properties of magnetite grains for the size range 0.03 - 0.15 microns has been examined. The understanding of magnetostatic interactions is important because magnetite that occurs naturally by some precipitation process and in sedimentary rocks containing magnetosomes may form as magnetostatic interacting clumps of grains. This has implications in the way we perceive magnetic signals are recorded in rocks, bacterial magnetosomes found in sedimentary rocks, and also in magnetic recording media. The examination of magnetostatic interactions has been achieved by using a three-dimensional micromagnetic model which considers arrays of 4x4x4 cubic magnetite grains with uniaxial shape anisotropy and arrays of 6x6 or 4x4 cubic grains, arranged analogous to arrays of particles that may be produced by a method of electron beam lithography. The grains have a maximum spacing of one grain width, when they are seen to be non-interacting: or a minimum where they are almost touching, when they are interacting. Using this method it is possible to see how grain interactions alter the magnetic domain structure of uniform and non-uniform grains. The effect of interactions on bulk properties, such as coercivity and remanence can be examined from simulated hysteresis cycles. Properties are examined when the grains are arranged within the arrays such that their easy axes of magnetocrystalline anisotropy are aligned parallel with every other grain in the array, and in the case where the axes are in a randomly differing orientation from every other grain within the array. Hysteresis parameters for non-interacting and interacting arrays of grains are calculated, and these theoretical values are compared with previous theoretical micromagnetic models and experimental work. The results from this study are in good agreement with previous work.
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Newcombe, Lee. "The effects of screw dislocations on the magnetic properties of magnetite." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15500.
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The values of the hysteresis parameters produced by micromagnetic models are usually lower than those found experimentally, and in the case of grains which have been subjected to stress the simulated values can be as much as an order of magnitude too low. It has been suggested that the presence of crystalline defects within these stressed grains may be responsible for raising the coercivity and saturation remanence values in comparison with unstressed grains. Grains of magnetite containing a regular array of screw dislocations are modelled for different grain sizes and different dislocation densities using a micro-magnetic model which considers the exchange, demagnetising, magnetoelastic, magnetocrystalline anisotropy and external field interactions. It is found that the values obtained from the new model for coercivity and saturation remanence rise with increasing dislocation density in line with experimental results. Models containing dislocations are found to have the magnetic properties of defect-free grains of smaller grain size, again in line with experiment. The unblocking temperature of a 1μm grain of magnetite in zero applied field is found to decrease in an approximately linear manner with increasing dislocation density. This thesis shows that by considering the magnetoelastic energy arising from the presence of screw dislocations the discrepancy between the hysteresis parameters of magnetite obtained theoretically and experimentally may be resolved.
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Zhang, Rui. "Ionic Copolymer-Magnetite Complexes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Drug Delivery." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73648.
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This thesis is focused on the design, synthesis and characterization of magnetite-ionic copolymer complexes as nanocarriers for drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging. The polymers included phosphonate and carboxylate-containing graft and block copolymers. Oleic-acid coated magnetite nanoparticles (8-nm and 16-nm diameters) were investigated. Cisplatin and carboplatin were used as sample drugs. The potentials of the magnetite-ionomer complexes as dual drug delivery carriers and magnetic resonance imaging agents were evaluated.
An acrylate-functional poly(ethylene oxide) macromonomer and hexyl (and propyl) ammonium bisphosphonate methacrylate monomers were synthesized. Conventional free radical copolymerizations were conducted to synthesize the graft copolymers. The acrylate-functional poly(ethylene oxide) macromonomer was also used to form graft copolymers with tert-butyl acrylate. Block ionomers containing poly(tert-butyl acrylate) were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization, then the tert-butyl groups were removed to afford anions. All the monomers and polymers were characterized by 1H NMR to confirm their structures and assess their compositions. Phosphonate-containing polymers were also characterized by 31P NMR. Magnetite nanoparticles (8-nm diameter) were synthesized by reducing Fe(acac)3 with benzyl alcohol. The 16-nm diameter magnetite was synthesized by thermal decomposition of an iron oleate precursor in trioctylamine as a high-boiling solvent. The iron-oleate precursor was synthesized with iron (III) chloride hexahydrate and sodium oleate with mixed solvents. TEM images of the magnetite were obtained.
Magnetite-ionomer complexes were synthesized by binding a portion of the anions (carboxylate or phosphonate) on the copolymers onto the surfaces the magnetite. The remainder of the anions was used to bind with cisplatin and carboplatin via chelation. Physicochemical properties of the complexes were measured by dynamic light scattering. All the complexes with different polymers and magnetite nanoparticles displayed relatively uniform sizes and good size distributions. The magnetite-ionomer complexes displayed good colloidal stabilities in simulated physiological conditions for at least 24 hours. Those graft and block copolymer-magnetite complexes may be good candidates as drug carriers for delivery applications.
After cisplatin and carboplatin loading, the sizes of the complexes increased slightly and the zeta potential decreased slightly, which indicated that the loadings were successful. Minimal loss of iron was found, signaling that the binding strengths between the magnetite and the anions of the graft copolymers were strong. 8.7 wt% of platinum was found in the cisplatin loaded complexes and 6.9% in the carboplatin loaded complexes. The results indicated that the magnetite-graft ionomer complexes were capable of loading drugs. Drug release studies were performed at pH 4.6 and 7.4 to mimick endosomal conditions and the physiological environment. Sustained release of drugs was observed. This further indicated the potential for using the magnetite-ionomer complexes as drug carriers.
Transverse relaxivities of the magnetite-ionomer complexes with and without drugs were measured and compared to a commercial T2-weighted iron MRI contrast agent-Feridex®. All the complexes had higher relaxivities compared to Feridex®. Thus, the magnetite-ionomer complexes are promising candidates for dual magnetic resonance imaging and drug delivery.Moreover, the aqueous dispersion of the complexes was found to heat upon exposure to an AC magnetic field, thus potentially allowing heat-induced drug release.Master of Science
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Stanley, Daniel C. "MAGNETIC DAMPING IN FE3O4 THROUGH THE VERWEY TRANSITION FOR VARIABLE AG THICKNESSES." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1376500586.
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Templeton, John Andrew. "Magnetite Oxidation in Aqueous Systems." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43468.
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Magnetite, an iron oxide, is a possible candidate for in situ remediation of contaminated groundwater systems due to its oxidation/reduction potential for reduction of contaminants such as carbon tetrachloride. Little characterization and analysis has been done to describe the kinetics of magnetite transformation during oxidation. This work focuses on monitoring the concentrations of magnetite and one of its oxidation transformation products, maghemite, by the use of UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy. As oxidation proceeded at a constant specific temperature, the concentration of magnetite decreases, which was indicated by a decrease in absorption in the NIR-region of the spectrum. As magnetite concentrations decreased, the concentration of maghemite increased, which was indicated by an increase in absorption in the UV-region. The temperature at which the suspensions of magnetite and maghemite were measured was of great importance for complete understanding of the magnetite transformation as seen by UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy analysis. Higher measurement temperatures produced higher absorptivities of FeII-FeIII electron hopping transitions, while decreasing the absorptivity of FeIII-FeIII in the NIR and UV-regions respectively. Lower temperatures produced the opposite effects on the iron oxidesâ transitions. Higher temperature increased the rate of oxidation.Master of Science
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Fullem, Sharbani I. "Study of superspin-glass effect and superparamagnetic behavior in magnetite nanoparticles and gold-coated magnetite nanoparticles." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2006.
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Thomson, Leslie Campbell. "A three-dimensional micromagnetic investigation of the magnetic properties and structures of magnetite." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/13127.
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This work is a three-dimensional micromagnetic study of the magnetic properties and structures of magnetite. Large magnetite crystals in the size range 10 - 50 μm were modelled using a relatively low resolution model. The vortex configuration was found to be stable for this size range. A flower type structure was also obtained with large, uniformly magnetised domains lying approximately in magnetocrystalline easy directions as in figure 6.1. A global optimisation algorithm called simulated annealing (SA) was used to minimise the total free magnetic energy and hence find stable structures for crystals in the sub-micron size range. The resolution of the model was limited by computer constraints when using SA for optimisation. The structures obtained were interpolated to a higher resolution and input as the initial configuration for a fast local optimisation technique called the conjugate-gradient method. This combination of techniques allowed high resolution models in the ground state configuration to be obtained. Below 0.06μm, nearly uniform structures magnetised in the magnetocrystalline easy directions were obtained. Between 0.06 μm and 1.0μm, only the vortex configuration was obtained. These are the lowest energy states found by any method to date. A modified SA algorithm was used to introduce thermal fluctuations into a micromagnetic model, and hence to determine blocking temperatures of grains up to 0.1 μm in size. The model gave results consistent with Néel's single domain thermoremanent magnetisation theory for grains up to 0.065 μm. Between this size and 0.07 μm a reduction in blocking temperature was observed to take place for cubic grains.
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Davila, Alfonso F. "Detection and function of biogenic magnetite." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/archive/00004614.
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Fernandez, Davila Alfonso. "Detection and function of biogenic magnetite." Diss., lmu, 2005. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-46145.
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MAIA, EDUARDO SILVA. "PELLETIZING AND REDUCING OF MAGNETITE CONCENTRATE." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2011. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=18544@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROA tendência mundial de aumento da quantidade de finos (sinter feed e pellet feed) nas lavras de minério de ferro tem elevado a importância dos processos de aglomeração, em especial a pelotização, que tem por característica produzir pelotas de excelente qualidade química e alta resistência mecânica, além de ser um processo menos poluente que a sinterização. Atualmente, as jazidas de minério de ferro em lavra no Brasil, exploram minérios predominantemente hematíticos (hematita e/ou itabirito). Apesar do país não possuir tradição na exploração de minérios magnetíticos, existem ocorrências destes que vêm despertando crescente interesse, sendo, contudo, necessário à adequação das etapas do beneficiamento mineral e dos parâmetros operacionais da pelotização. O presente trabalho, fruto de uma interação da empresa Metal Data S/A e o Grupo de Siderurgia do DEMa/PUC-Rio, trata do estudo da pelotização de um minério de ferro magnetítico, proveniente de uma jazida brasileira em fase de pesquisa mineral, com o objetivo de analisar sua viabilidade exploratória para produção de pelotas a serem utilizadas como matéria prima na indústria siderúrgica. Os procedimentos experimentais foram divididos em três etapas: tratamento do minério, pelotização e redução, buscando assim, definir uma rota de tratamento do minério e, posteriormente, a caracterização química, mecânica e metalúrgica das pelotas produzidas. Foram estudados três tipos de misturas para a pelotização, envolvendo oito diferentes concentrados. Os resultados indicaram que o minério magnetítico é passível de concentração e capaz de produzir um pellet feed de qualidade, utilizando rota de beneficiamento com operações unitárias típicas. Este material mostrou potencial para a formação de pelotas cruas em discos de laboratório e, após as operações de queima, produziu pelotas que apresentaram granulometria entre 9,5 e 16,0 mm, resistência à compressão de 126 a 339 kg/pelota, índice de tamboramento de 67,7 a 94,9 %, porosidades de 23,8 a 40,74%, grau de metalização de 30 a 75%, entre outras.
The global increasing trend of producing iron ore fines (sinter feed and pellet feed) has also increased the importance of the agglomeration processes, in particular the pelletizing, which has as main characteristic to produce high quality pellets with excellent mechanical resistance, besides being a less polluting process than the sintering. Currently, Brazilian mines exploit mainly hematite deposits (hematite and / or itabirite ores). Although the country has no tradition in exploiting magnetite minerals, there is a growing interest trend in magnetite occurrences, although it might be necessary to adequate mineral processing and pelletizing operating parameters when using such ore. This work is a result of an interaction between the company Metal Data S/A and the Siderurgy Group of the DEMa/PUC-Rio and describes the pelletizing process using magnetite iron ore from a Brazilian deposit in exploration stage, in order to evaluate its suitability for exploratory pellet production to be used as feedstock in the steel industry. The experimental procedures were divided into three steps - ore processing, pelletizing and reduction, aiming to define the ore treatment route and chemical, mechanical and metallurgical characteristics of the produced pellets. Three types of mixtures for pelletizing were analysed, involving eight different concentrates. The results indicated that the magnetite ore is likely to concentrate and capable of producing a pellet feed with adequate quality, using a processing route with typical unit operations. It was observed that this materal has a potential for the formation of green pellets in the laboratory pelletizing disc and, after burning operations, produced pellets that had particle size between 9.5 and 16.0 mm, compression strength from 126 to 339 kg / pellet, tumble index from 67.7 to 94.9%, porosity from 23.8 to 40.74%, degree of metallization from 30 to 75%, among others.
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Stanislavov, A. S., L. B. Sukhodub, V. N. Kuznetsov, Леонід Федорович Суходуб, Леонид Федорович Суходуб, and Leonid Fedorovych Sukhodub. "Magnetite-polymer Nanoparticles: Structure and Properties." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/42573.
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The paper describes synthesis of magnetite-alginate composites. The main feature of such biomaterials is the simultaneous formation of magnetite nanoparticles inside the alginate matrix. Obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. In several samples the secondary phase of ammonium chloride was observed. The average crystallite sizes of magnetite phase are about 13 nm. The addition of alginate leads to the decrease of microstrains in [h k 0] direction.
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Collyer, Stephen. "Crystallographic studies of magnetite and titanomaghemite." Thesis, Aston University, 1986. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/14360/.
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The crystal structure of natural magnetite has been investigated on the basis of previously published X-ray intensity data and a newly acquired, more extensive data base. Both investigations show that the structure does not conform to the centrosymmetrical space group Fd3m, as is normally assumed, but the non-centrosymmetrical space group F43m. The structure refinement provides values for the atom positions, anisotropic thermal parameters and bond lengths. A study of Friedel related pairs of X-ray intensities shows that Friedel's law is violated in magnetite, further confirming that the space group is non-centrosymmetrical. It was found that the octahedral site cations in magnetite do not occupy special positions at the centres of the octahedral interstices as they should under the space group Fd3m, but are displaced along < 111 > directions leading to F43m symmetry. A mechanism is known for the origin of these displacements and the likelihood of similar displacements occurring in other natural and synthetic spinels is discussed. The crystal structure of a natural titanomaghemite was determined by a combination of X-ray diffraction and Mõssbauer spectroscopy. This was confirmed as possessing a primitive cubic Bravais lattice with the space group P4332 and the structural formula: Fe3+.0.96 0 0.04 [Fe2+0.23 Fe3+0.99 Ti4+0.42 0 0.37 ] 042 - where 0 represents a cation vacancy. As the above formula shows, there are cation vacancies on both tetrahedral arrl octahedral sites, the majority being restricted to octahedral sltes. No tetrahedral site Fe2+ or Ti4+ was observed. Values for the atom positions, anisotropic thermal parameters and bond lengths have been determined for this particular specimen.
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Zhang, Qi [Verfasser]. "Humidity related magnetite alteration / Qi Zhang." Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2020. http://d-nb.info/122159639X/34.
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Ragheb, Ragy. "Synthesis and Characterization of Polylactide-siloxane Block Copolymers as Magnetite Nanoparticle Dispersion Stabilizers." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31687.
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Polylactide-siloxane triblock copolymers with pendent carboxylic acid functional groups have been designed and synthesized for study as magnetite nanoparticle dispersion stabilizers. Magnetic nanoparticles are of interest in a variety of biomedical applications, including magnetic field-directed drug delivery and magnetic cell separations. Small magnetite nanoparticles are desirable due to their established biocompatibility and superparamagnetic (lack of magnetic hysteresis) behavior. For in-vivo applications it is important that the magnetic material be coated with biocompatible organic materials to afford dispersion characteristics or to further modify the surfaces of the complexes with biospecific moieties.
The synthesis of the triblock copolymers is comprised of three reactions. Difunctional, controlled molecular weight polymethylvinylsiloxane oligomers with either aminopropyl or hydroxybutyl endgroups were prepared in ring-opening redistribution reactions. These oligomers were utilized as macroinitiators for ring-opening L-lactide to provide triblock materials with polymethylvinylsiloxane central blocks and poly(L-lactide) endblocks. The molecular weights of the poly(L-lactide) endblocks were controlled by the mass of L-lactide relative to the moles of macroinitiator. The vinyl groups on the polysiloxane center block were further functionalized with carboxylic acid groups by adding mercaptoacetic acid across the pendent double bonds in an ene-thiol free radical reaction. The carboxylic acid functional siloxane central block was designed to bind to the surfaces of magnetite nanoparticles, while the poly(L-lactide)s served as tailblocks to provide dispersion stabilization in solvents for the poly(L-lactide). The copolymers were complexed with magnetite nanoparticles by electrostatic adsorption of the carboxylates onto the iron oxide surfaces and these complexes were dispersible in dichloromethane. The poly(L-lactide) tailblocks extended into the dichloromethane and provided steric repulsion between the magnetite-polymer complexes.
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Santos, Germano Pereira dos. "Estudo eletroquímico de micropartículas individuais e colisões de nanopartículas de magnetita modificadas com azul da Prússia." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/75/75134/tde-07052015-093611/.
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De acordo com a literatura recente, a eletroquímica de partículas magnéticas e fenômenos de colisões em superfícies eletródicas resultam em curvas voltamétricas e amperométricas com perfis completamente destoados do convencional. Alguns modelos teóricos propõem explicações, no entanto, ainda se observa a necessidade de aquisição de mais dados experimentais. Visando contribuir com esta área, esta Dissertação de Mestrado aborda a manipulação de micropartículas e nanopartículas de magnetita modificadas com azul da Prússia (Fe3O4-PB), bem como o estudo das propriedades eletroquímicas das partículas na presença de um campo magnético externo. Filmes constituídos por micropartículas sobre eletrodos de carbono (grafite) foram obtidos por duas técnicas distintas, drop coating e magneto-deposição. Para ambos os métodos, os filmes apresentaram dois picos nos voltamogramas, um de oxidação (0,12 V) e outro de redução (-0,05 V), que estão associados ao par redox azul da Prússia/branco da Prússia. Para o filme obtido via drop coating, observaram-se correntes de pico mais elevadas. Também, micropartículas de Fe3O4-PB individuais foram isoladas (single particle) com auxílio de um microscópio óptico e analisadas por voltametria, onde se verificou o aparecimento de picos com os mesmos valores de potenciais. Utilizando os dois estados de comutação de campo (0,2 Tesla), ligado e desligado, foi possível controlar a presença e a ausência da partícula no eletrodo. Também, observaram-se diferenças nos valores de densidade de corrente nos cronoamperogramas para cada micropartícula de Fe3O4-PB e que a morfologia da micropartícula interfere significativamente na resposta eletroquímica. Por fim, e agora se tratando da eletroquímica de nanopartículas de Fe3O4-PB sobre um ultramicroeletrodo (UME) de ouro, controlaram-se as colisões das mesmas em diferentes condições experimentais, como na presença e na ausência de um campo magnético externo paralelo a superfície do eletrodo e com intensidades variadas (0,1 e 0,2 Tesla). Na ausência do campo, as nanopartículas que chegaram ao UME colidiram e se acumularam, gerando sinais eletroquímicos do tipo corrente staircase. Na presença de um campo de 0,1 T, observaram-se vários transientes de correntes (spikes) associados às colisões das nanopartículas, eventos esses não observados frequentemente na presença do campo de 0,2 T. Assim, esses resultados abrem a discussão da necessidade de se aperfeiçoarem os modelos que explicam os perfis das curvas voltamétricas e amperométricas para esses sistemas.According to recent literature, the electrochemistry of magnetic particles and collision phenomena on surfaces result in unconventional voltammetric and amperometric responses. Some theoretical models has been proposed; however, experimental data are required for improve that. In order to contribute to this research area, this Master\'s Dissertation describes the manipulation of microparticles and nanoparticles of magnetite modified with Prussian blue (Fe3O4-PB), as well as the study of electrochemical properties of them in presence of an external magnetic field. Carbon (graphite) electrodes modified with microparticles were obtained by using two different techniques, (i) magneto-deposition and (ii) drop coating. For both, two peaks in the voltammograms were observed, related to oxidation (0.12 V) and reduction (-0.05 V), which are associated with redox couple Prussian blue / Prussian white. Higher peaks currents were observed for the film obtained via drop coating. Also, individual Fe3O4-PB microparticles (single particles) were isolated by using an optical microscope and analyzed by voltammetry, where there was the appearance of peaks with the same potential values. However, using two commutations magnetic states, \"switch on\" and \"switch off\", it was possible to monitor the presence and the absence of the particle on electrode. Also, there were differences in the values of current density in the chronoamperograms for each Fe3O4-PB microparticle, and the morphology of the microparticle significantly interfered in the electrochemical response. Finally, it was performed several electrochemical experiments regarding to collisions of Fe3O4-PB nanoparticles on a gold ultramicroelectrode. Controlled collisions in different experimental conditions were carried out, such as in the presence and absence of an external magnetic field parallel to the surface electrode, and also with intensities fields of 0.1 and 0.2 Tesla. In the absence of the field, the nanoparticles reached the UME and collided, resulting in electrochemical signals of this type staircase, due to accumulation of them. On the other hand, in the presence of a 0.1 T, we observed several transient currents (spikes) associated with the collisions of the nanoparticles. These events were not observed in the presence of the field of 0.2 T. Thus, these findings allow us to the discussion for improvements on the models for these systems, in order to explain the profiles of voltammetric and amperometric responses.
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Pardoe, Heath. "In vivo measurement and imaging of ferrimagnetic particle concentrations in biological tissues." University of Western Australia. School of Physics, 2005. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2005.0060.
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[Truncated abstract] Clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners were used to investigate the measurement and imaging of ferrimagnetic particle concentrations in biological tissues in vivo. The presence of ferrimagnetic particles tends to increase the proton transverse relaxation rate (R2) of water protons in tissue. A quantitative image of R2 can be generated using a series of single spin echo magnetic resonance images acquired using clinical MRI scanners and analysing the images using techniques based on that reported by Clark and St. Pierre (2000). If ferrimagnetic particles have a high enough concentration, there is a monotonic relationship between particle concentration and R2; therefore an image of R2 gives a map of the ferrimagnetic particle concentration in the tissue. These techniques were used to investigate the feasibility of in vivo measurement of the concentration and distribution of both synthetic and biogenic ferrimagnetic particles in tissue. Rabbit liver was loaded with ferrimagnetic particles of ?-Fe2O3 (designed for magnetic hyperthermia treatment of liver tumours) by injecting various doses of a suspension of the particles into the hepatic artery in vivo. R2 images of the livers in vivo, excised, and dissected were generated from a series of single spin-echo images. Mean R2 values for samples of ferrimagnetic-particle-loaded liver dissected into approximate 1 cm cubes were found to linearly correlate with tissue iron concentration over the range from approximately 0.1 to at least 2.7 mg Fe/g dry tissue when measured at room temperature. Changing the temperature of ferrimagnetic-particle-loaded samples of liver from 1?C to 37?C had no observable effect on tissue R2 values. However, a small but significant decrease in R2 was found for control samples containing no ferrimagnetic material on raising the temperature from 1?C to 37?C. Both chemically measured iron ii concentrations and mean R2 values for rabbit livers with implanted tumours tended to be higher than those measured for tumour-free liver. This study indicates that tissue R2 measurement and imaging by nuclear magnetic resonance may have a useful role in magnetic hyperthermia therapy protocols for the treatment of liver cancer. In order to investigate the use of clinical MRI scanners to measure biogenic ferrimagnetic particle concentrations in human brain tissue, agar gel based phantoms containing ferrimagnetic particles were made in order to determine the lower concentration detection limit for such particles in a homogenous medium. Magnetite/maghemite nanoparticles were synthesized in the presence of either dextran or polyvinyl alcohol, yielding cluster- and necklace-like aggregates, respectively. Magnetization, Mossbauer spectroscopy, and microscopy measurements indicated that the arrangement of the particles within the aggregates affects the magnetic properties of the particles resulting in smaller particles in the clusters having higher superparamagnetic blocking temperatures than larger particles in the necklaces.
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Pradhan, Anindya. "Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanoparticles for Use as Photocatalytic Probes and Radiotracers." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2008. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/689.
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Two novel synthetic routes to formation of gold-magnetite nanoparticles have been designed. Treatment of preformed magnetite nanoparticles with ultrasound in aqueous media with dissolved tetrachloroauric acid resulted in the formation of gold-magnetite nanocomposite materials. The other route involved irradiation of preformed magnetite nanoparticles by UV light in aqueous media with dissolved tetrachloroauric acid. This method resulted in the formation of gold-magnetite nanocomposite materials. These materials maintained the morphology of the original magnetite particles. The morphology of the gold particles could be controlled by adjusting experimental parameters, like addition of small amounts of solvent modifiers such as methanol, diethylene glycol, and oleic acid as well as variation of the concentration of the tetrachloroauric acid solution and time of the reaction. The nanocomposite materials were magnetic and exhibited optical properties similar to gold nanoparticles. Since we were not able to directly synthesize core shell gold magnetite nanoparticles, TiO2 was used as a bridging material. TiO2 nanoparticles with embedded magnetite were suspended in aqueous HAuCl4 and irradiated with ultraviolet light to photodeposit gold. The degree of gold coating and the wavelength of absorbance could be controlled by adjusting concentration of HAuCl4. Absorbance maxima were between 540-590 nm. Particles exhibited superparamagnetic properties (blocking temperature ~170 K) whether or not coated with gold. These particles have potential applications as drug delivery agents, magnetic imaging contrast agents, and magnetically separatable photocatalysts with unique surface properties. Another goal was to synthesize and characterize indium doped magnetite nanoparticles for application as radiotracers for in vivo fate studies. The labeled particles will be useful for determination of pharmacological behavior in biological systems. Indium doped magnetite particles with varying size and surface chemistry were synthesized with wet chemical techniques. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized in terms of the size and shape with the help of TEM, the elemental composition by ICP and EDS, the crystal structure by XRD and magnetic properties by SQUID measurements. It was found that the indium loading could be controlled even though the magnetic properties were similar to undoped magnetite.
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Unibosi, Marco. "Studio delle proprieta magnetiche del sistema nanogranulare magnetite/idrossiapatite per potenziali applicazioni in nanomedicina." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/8349/.
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Abbiamo sintetizzato un nuovo sistema nanogranulare consistente di nanoparticelle di magnetite inserite in idrossiapatite carbonata biomimetica per possibili future prospettive nell'ambito del tissue engineering osseo.
Sono stati sintetizzati e studiati tre campioni nanogranulari, uno composto di nanoparticelle di magnetite e due composti di idrossiapatite contenenti magnetite per circa lo 0.8wt.% ed il 4wt.%.
Le nanoparticelle di magnetite e il materiale composto sono stati analizzati tramite diffrazione a raggi X (XRD), spettroscopia all'infrarosso (FT-IR) e microscopia in trasmissione elettronica (TEM).
Queste analisi hanno fornito informazioni sulla struttura delle nanoparticelle, come il size medio di circa 6 nm e hanno rivelato, sulla loro superficie, la presenza di gruppi idrossilici che incentivano la crescita successiva della fase di idrossiapatite, realizzando una struttura nanocristallina lamellare.
I primi studi magnetici, condotti tramite un magnetometro SQUID, hanno mostrato che sia le nanoparticelle as-prepared sia quelle ricoperte di idrossiapatite sono superparamagnetiche a T=300K ma che il rilassamento della magnetizzazione è dominato da interazioni magnetiche dipolari di intensità confrontabile all'interno dei tre campioni.
I valori di magnetizzazione più bassi di quelli tipici per la magnetite bulk ci hanno portato ad ipotizzare un possibile fenomeno di canting superficiale per gli spin delle nanoparticelle, fenomeno presente e documentato in letteratura.
Nei tre campioni, quello di sole nanoparticelle di magnetite e quelli di idrossiapatite a diverso contenuto di magnetite, si forma uno stato collettivo bloccato a temperature inferiori a circa 20K. Questi risultati indicano che le nanoparticelle di magnetite tendono a formare agglomerati già nello stato as-prepared che sostanzialmente non vengono alterati con la crescita di idrossiapatite, coerentemente con la possibile formazione di legami idrogeno elettrostatici tra i gruppi idrossilici superficiali.
L'analisi Mossbauer del campione di magnetite as-prepared ha mostrato un comportamento bimodale nelle distribuzioni dei campi iperfini presenti alle varie temperature.
Passando dalle basse alle alte temperature lo spettro collassa in un doppietto, coerentemente con il passaggio dallo stato bloccato allo stato superparamagnetico per il sistema.
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Lucet, Isabelle. "Structure et proprietes magnetiques de nanoparticules de magnetite-dextran : analyse de leur efficacite sur la relaxation protonique." Angers, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994ANGE0503.
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Mokhtari, Abbas. "On the growth, magnetic properties and Magneto-Optical Studies of ZnO based Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors and Magnetite." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.500218.
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Orozco, Henao Juan Manuel 1989. "Efeitos de tamanho e geometria nas propriedades magnéticas e de hipertermia magnética em nanopartículas de Fe3O4." [s.n.], 2016. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/305751.
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Orientador: Marcelo KnobelDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
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Resumo: Nanopartículas de magnetita com diâmetros entre 5nm e 19nm sintetizadas mediante um método de decomposição térmica são apresentadas. A caracterização estrutural é feita usando diferentes técnicas experimentais como a microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (TEM), difração de raios-X e espalhamento de raios-X a baixos ângulos (SAXS) de onde são obtidos os tamanhos e a forma das nanopartículas. As propriedades magnéticas e de magneto-hipertermia das nanopartículas são estudadas para diferentes parâmetros de produção como concentração dos surfactantes, temperaturas de refluxo e atmostfera de crescimento. A dependência com a temperatura das propriedades magnéticas são analisadas dentro do marco do modelo usual do superparamagnetismo e o modelo de interação superparamagnética (ISP), de onde os parâmetros magnéticos dependentes do tamanho como anisotropia magnética (1.06x10^4 J/m^3 até 9.91x10^4 J/m^3), momento magnético por partícula (2618?B até 11500?B), temperatura de bloqueio (18K até mais de 300K) e energia de ineração dipolar magnética (0.55x10^-21 J até 5.5x10^-21 J) são inferidos. Os resultados de magneto-hipertermia foram obtidos mediante a medição da resposta térmica das nanopartículas de magnetita suspendidas em tolueno. Valores da taxa de absorção específica (SAR) são calculados experimental e teoricamente utilizando a teoria de resposta linear para um sistema superparamagnético não interagente. Valores de SAR entre 3.0W/g e 40.3W/g e a sua dependência com a frequência e o campo aplicado são apresentados. Como resultado interessante, a resposta de magneto-hipertermia para as nanopartículas de 19nm preparadas na presença de oxigênio e mais de 10 vezes maior do que nanopartículas similares mas obtidas na ausência da atmosfera de oxigênio. Também é destacada a possibilidade de prever a resposta de magneto-hipertermia num sistema de nanopartículas magnéticas mediante a obtenção dos parâmetros de caracterização magnetica e estrutural
Abstract: Magnetite nanoparticles with diameters between 5nm and 19nm synthesized by means of a thermal decomposition method are presented. Structural characterization is made by different experimental techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction and Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) from where nanoparticles size and shape are obtained. Magnetic and magneto-hyperthermia properties of the nanoparticles are studied for different production parameters, such as surfactant concentrations, refluxing temperature and growth atmosphere. Temperature dependence of the magnetic properties are analyzed in the framework of the standard superparamagnetism model and the interacting superparamagnetic model (ISP), from where size dependent magnetic parameters for each sample such as anisotropy (1.06×10^4 J/m^3 to 9.91x10^4 J/m^3) magnetic moment per particle (2618?B to 11500?B), blocking temperature (18K to above 300K) and magnetic dipolar interaction energy on dried nanoparticle samples (0.55 × 10^?21 J to 5.5 × 10^?21 J) are inferred. Magneto-hyperthermia results are obtained by measuring the thermal response of magnetite nanoparticles dissolved in toluene. Specific absorption rate (SAR) values are theoretically and experimentally calculated by means of a linear response theory approach of a non-interacting superparamagnetic system. SAR values between 5.8W/g and 40.3W/g are reported; interestingly, the magneto-hyperthermia response for 19nm nanoparticles prepared in presence of an oxygen atmosphere is more than 10 times larger than similar particles obtained in absence of oxygen atmosphere. Also it is important to highlight the possibility to obtain the magneto-hyperthermia behavior of a magnetic nanoparticles system by knowing a priori its structural and magnetic characterization parameters
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Hargreaves, Joe. "The Verwey transition : neutron scattering studies of the vibrational and magnetic excitations in magnetite." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505388.
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The Verwey transition in magnetite is a remarkable and challenging phenomenon which is still not understood despite many years of intense research. When the temperature is lowered below the transition temperature (Tv = 121 K) there is a sudden drop in the electrical conductivity and the structure- changes from cubic above to monoclinic below. The importance of this phase transition goes further than just this simple material. Magnetite stands as a model system in many areas of the physical sciences, but is probably most known for its use in the theory of 'metal-insulator' transitions, that are known to occur in many of the transition metal oxides. For a long time it was thought that the mechanism responsible for this transition was ionic charge ordering of the iron atoms. This model has since been proven to be incorrect and new models with partial charge ordering have largely taken its place. This work is concerned with using the neutron as a probe to study both the vibrational and magnetic excitations within magnetite and offers insight into the lattice dynamics around the phase transition. The transverse acoustic phonons have been intensively studied and interesting broadening effects observed. Furthermore the entire spin wave spectrum has been observed, with the top mode (known as (1)2) and a direction other than [1 0 0] reported for the ftrst time. From the work presented here it is suggested that the structural phase transition in magnetite is better understood using a band type model where both phases of magnetite (above and below) are in fact semiconducting. The broadening effects of the phonons are described by the presence of an anharmonic potential above the transition temperature and the sudden drop in the electrical conductivity is explained by the widening of the band gap below the transition.
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Huet, Sarah Damasceno Pinheiro. "Estudo das interações hiperfinas em nanopartículas de Fe3O4 e Fe3O4 dopadas com gadolínio pela espectroscopia de correlação angular perturbada." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/85/85131/tde-20062014-132040/.
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Neste trabalho foram estudadas as nanopartículas magnéticas (NPs) de interesse em biomedicina de Fe3O4 e de Fe3O4 dopadas com Gd 5% pela técnica de Espectroscopia de correlação angular gama-gama perturbada (CAP). As amostras de Fe3O4 foram sintetizadas pelos métodos de co-precipitação e decomposição térmica e as nanopartículas de Fe3O4 dopadas com Gd 5% foram sintetizadas pelo método da coprecipitação. As amostras de nanoparticulas foram caracterizadas quanto a sua estrutura pela difração de raios X (DRX) e quanto ao seu tamanho pela técnica de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (TEM). Os resultados mostram que as nanoparticulas de ferrita mostram estrutura pertencente ao grupo espacial Fd3m e que seu tamanho é de 10 nm quando sintetizada por decomposição térmica e entre 7 e 15 nm quando sintetizada por co-precipitação. As nanopartículas de Fe3O4 sintetizadas pelo método de decomposição térmica apresentaram maior monodispersão do que as nanopartículas sintetizadas pelo método de co-precipitação, ou seja, o tamanho de grão estava mais homogêneo. A técnica CAP mostrou que a variação de tamanho das nanopartículas infuencia no comportamento magnético das mesmas e o dopante Gd atrapalha a introdução da sonda radioativa por competir pelos sítios de Fe.In the work reported in this dissertation, magnetic nanoparticles of Fe3O4 and 5% Gddoped Fe3O4, which have applications in biomedicine, were studied by Perturbed Gamma-Gamma Angular correlation spectroscopy (PAC). Fe3O4 samples were synthesized by both, co-precipitation and thermal decomposition methods. Gd-doped Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized only by co-precipitation method. Analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the samples belong to Fd3m space group. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showed that nanoparticles have sizes between 5 and 14 nm, suitable for biomedical applications. Fe3O4 nanoparticles synthesized by thermal decomposition method showed greater monodispersed nanoparticles than the samples synthesized by co-precipitation method. PAC technique using radioactive probe 111In (111Cd) showed that the size of the nanoparticles changes magnetic behavior and for the Gd-doped sample PAC measurements results showed that the introduction of radioactive probe is difficult due the presence of an impurity (Gd) and there is a competition for Fe sites between Gd and nuclear probe.
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Fewell, Sean E. "The particle erosion of steel by magnetite." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4965.
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Includes bibliographical references.This work addresses the problem of erosion of steel heat exchanger coils in a petroleum producing plant by magnetite catalyst particles entrained in the flowing gas stream.
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Fortes, Júnior Cristiano Correia Silva. "Imobilização de lacase em nanopartículas de magnetite." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14303.
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Mestrado em Engenharia QuímicaAs excelentes propriedades catalíticas têm aumentado o uso de enzimas na biocatálise industrial. Contudo, como normalmente são solúveis, apresentam desvantagens como a dificuldade de recuperação da enzima da solução reacional e a sua reutilização. De modo a reutilizar uma enzima solúvel, a sua imobilização tem sido utilizada, nos mais diversos tipos de suportes e usando metodologias variadas. Neste sentido, estudou-se a imobilização da lacase em nanopartículas magnéticas de magnetite, revestidas com sílica (Fe3O4-SiO2) e ativadas com glutaraldeído. Na primeira fase deste trabalho, com o objetivo de maximizar a recuperação de atividade enzimática, estudou-se a otimização das condições da imobilização, através do uso da metodologia de superfície de resposta, tendo como variáveis independentes o pH (4.5, 6.5 e 8.5), a concentração da enzima (0.03, 0.1 e 0.17 μL/mL) e o tempo de contato (1.0, 2.0 e 3.0h). As condições ótimas de imobilização encontradas foram a concentração de enzima 0.03 μL/mL, pH 5 e tempo de contato de 3h. Numa segunda fase, investigou-se a estabilidade térmica da lacase livre e imobilizada, estabilidade operacional ou capacidade de reutilização e o efeito do armazenamento na enzima imobilizada. Verificou-se que a estabilidade térmica da lacase imobilizada, em relação à lacase livre, foi ligeiramente melhorada. A retenção de 75,8 % da atividade inicial após 6 ciclos de reação mostraram claramente que a estabilidade operacional e a capacidade de reutilização do biocatalisador foi melhorada em relação à enzima livre. Na terceira fase determinou-se a cinética da reação de oxidação do ABTS, catalisada pela lacase imobilizada e comparou-se com a cinética da enzima livre. Os resultados foram modelados usando o modelo de Michaelis-Menten, e constatou-se que um aumento substancial do valor da constante de Michaelis-Menten, em relação à enzima livre, certamente provém de uma menor afinidade da enzima imobilizada para o substrato e ou por limitações de transferência de massa. Conclui-se que as propriedades melhoradas da lacase imobilizada em nanopartículas, assim como as vantagens de reutilização, aproveitando as propriedades magnéticas das nanopartículas, mostram que a lacase imobilizada nestes suportes apresenta potencial para aplicações industriais.
Due to their excellent catalytic properties, there is an increase of the use of enzymes in industrial biocatalysis. However because normally they are in the soluble state, there are disadvantages such as the difficulty of recovering the enzyme from the solution where occurs the reaction and its posterior reutilization. In order to reuse the soluble enzymein an industrial reactor, the enzyme can be immobilized in various supports using different immobilization methodologies. The main objective of this work was to study the immobilization of laccase on magnetic nanoparticles of magnetite coated with silica (Fe3O4-SiO2) and activated with glutaraldehyde. In the first stage of this work the optimization of the conditions for the immobilization of laccase was studied, through the use of a response surface methodology, taking as independent variables pH (4.5, 6.5 and 8.5), the concentration of the enzyme (0.03, 0.10 and 0.17 μL/mL) and contact time (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0h) with the purpose of maximizing the recovery of enzyme activity. The optimal experimental conditions for the immobilization were enzyme concentration 0.03 μL/mL, pH 5 and contact time of 3h. In a second stage, investigation of the thermal stability of laccase, operational stability and reusability and the effect of storage on the immobilized enzyme was carried out. It was found that the thermal stability of the immobilized laccase comparing to the free laccase was slightly improved. The retention of 75.8% of initial activity after 6 cycles of operation clearly showed the good operational stability and reusability. Later the kinetics of oxidation of ABTS, catalyzed by immobilized laccase was determined and compared with the kinetics of the free enzyme. The results of the oxidation of ABTS by laccase immobilized were modeled using the Michaelis-Menten model, and it was found that a substantial increase in the value of the Michaelis-Menten constant by comparing to the free enzyme, certainly comes from a lower affinity of the immobilized enzyme for the substrate or by limitation in mass tranfer. As conclusion, there was an improvement in the proprieties of immobilized laccase on magnetic nanoparticles as well as the benefits of reuse, taking advantage of the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles and showing that laccase immobilized in these carriers has enormous potential for industrial application.
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Ye, Quan-Lin, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Shunji Bandow, and Kunio Awaga. "Green magnetite (Fe3O4): Unusual optical Mie scattering and magnetic isotropy of submicron-size hollow spheres." American Institite of Physics, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/12624.
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Leibovitz, Natalie Ruth. "Magnetic Paleointensities in Fault Pseudotachylytes and Implications for Earthquake Lightnings." OpenSIUC, 2016. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1980.
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Fault pseudotachylytes commonly form by frictional melting due to seismic slip. These fine-grained clastic rocks result from melt quenching and may show a high concentration of fine ferromagnetic grains. These grains are potentially excellent recorders of the rock natural remanent magnetization (NRM). The magnetization processes of fault pseudotachylytes are complex and may include the following: i) near coseismic thermal remanent magnetization (TRM) acquired upon cooling of the melt; ii) coseismic lightning induced remanent magnetization (LIRM) caused by earthquake lightnings (EQL); iii) post seismic chemical remanent magnetization (CRM) related to both devitrification and alteration. Deciphering these magnetization components is crucial to the interpretation of paleointensities to see if coseismic phenomena such as EQL’s were recorded within these rocks. Hence the paleomagnetic record of fault pseudotachylytes provides an independent set of new constraints on coseismic events. Fault pseudotachylytes from the Santa Rosa Mountains, California host a magnetic assemblage dominated by stoichiometric magnetite, formed from the breakdown of ferromagnesian silicates and melt oxidation at high temperature. Magnetite grain size in these pseudotachylytes compares to that of magnetite formed in friction experiments. Paleomagnetic data on these 59 Ma-old fault rocks reveal not only anomalous magnetization directions, inconsistent with the coseismic geomagnetic field, but also anomalously high magnetization intensities. Here we discuss results of rock magnetism and paleointensity experiments designed to quantify the intensity of coseismic magnetizing fields. The REM’ paleointensity method, previously tested on meteorites, is particularly well suited to investigate NRMs resulting from non-conventional and multiple magnetization processes. Overall findings indicate an isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM) in some, but not all, specimens taken from four different Santa Rosa pseudotachylyte samples. The cause of this IRM may be attributed to an LIRM produced by ground lightning (less likely), LIRM produced by an EQL (more likely), or a VRM imparted during laboratory preparation (not likely). The anomalously high NRM recorded in a few specimens points to LIRM as the most likely explanation for the dominant origin of magnetization.
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Silva, Caio Luis Santos. "Efeito do gadolínio nas propriedades catalíticas de óxidos de ferro na reação de WGS." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFBA, 2012. http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/11726.
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Devido à necessidade de garantir o suprimento de energia através de tecnologias de conversão de energia mais limpas e mais eficientes, reduzindo a emissão de gases causadores do efeito estufa, o interesse pela reação de deslocamento de monóxido de carbono com vapor d´água (WGSR, water gas shift reaction) tem aumentado, especialmente devido ao seu papel nas células a combustível. A fim de obter catalisadores alternativos para essa reação, foi estudado o efeito da adição e do teor de gadolínio nas propriedades de catalisadores de óxido de ferro. As amostras foram preparadas pela hidrólise de nitrato de ferro e de gadolínio, seguida da lavagem do gel com uma solução de acetato de amônio para obter magnetita e com água para obter hematita. As amostras foram caracterizadas por termogravimetria, calorimetria diferencial de varredura, espectroscopia no infravermelho com transformada de Fourier, difração de raios X, medida da área superficial específica (B.E.T.) e redução à temperatura programada. Os catalisadores foram avaliados na WGSR a 1 atm, na faixa de 250 a 400 ºC, usando uma razão molar vapor d´água/gás de processo (3,7% CO, 3,7% CO2, 22,2% H2, 70,4% N2) igual a 0,6. As fases hematita e ferrita de gadolínio foram detectadas em todos os sólidos lavados com água, enquanto magnetita e ferrita de gadolínio foram encontradas naqueles lavados com acetato de amônio. No primeiro caso, a área superficial específica aumentou devido ao gadolínio, independente do seu conteúdo, um fato que foi relacionado ao seu papel como espaçador e/ou a uma causa de tensões na rede, produzindo partículas menores. Entretanto, em todos os sólidos baseados em magnetita, o gadolínio conduziu a uma diminuição da área superficial específica, devido à predominância da perovskita (ferrita de gadolínio), que apresenta valores tipicamente baixos. A adição de gadolínio facilita a redução de espécies Fe3+, em todos os catalisadores, mas aumenta a atividade apenas naquelas aquecidas sob ar. O sólido com Gd/Fe=0,1, aquecido sob ar, mostrou a mais alta atividade, provavelmente devido à area superficial específica aumentada devido ao gadolínio, que também facilitou a redução do ferro, tornando o ciclo redox mais fácil durante a WGSR. Além disso, os catalisadores baseados em hematita mostraram as atividades mais elevadas. Isto pode ser atribuído à predominância de hematita nesses sólidos, quando comparados a outros nos quais a ferrita de gadolínio foi a fase predominante. Isto significa que as espécies Fe3+, no ambiente da hematita, são mais ativas na reação de WGS que as espécies Fe4+, no ambiente da perovskita
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Khan, Latif Ullah. "Nanomateriais ópticos e magnéticos contendo matrizes de Fe3O4 e SiO2 funcionalizadas com calixareno e complexos de terras raras." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/46/46136/tde-20072015-151110/.
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Neste trabalho são investigados o designer e a fabricação nanomateriais magnéticos e luminescentes sofisticados bifuncionais baseados em Fe3O4 e complexos de RE3+. Portanto, novos nanomateriais Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA) e Fe3O4@calix-Tb(ACAC) emissores vermelho e verde superparamagnéticos foram preparados pelo método one-pot. Neste caso, o ligante calixareno quimicamente modicado como surfactantes para estabilizar as nanopartículas de Fe3O4. O ligante calixareno proporciona uma superfície quimicamente modificada e estabilidade coloidal das nanopartículas magnetitas. Consequentemente, as nanopartículas funcionalizadas (Fe3O4@calix) foram coordenadas aos íons TR3+ por meio da síntese one-pot, usando ligantes TTA e ACAC como sensibilizadores (efeito antena) para produzir nanofósforos altamente luminescentes. Além do mais, nanocompósitos bifuncionais óptico e magnético Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Eu(L), L: TTA, TC, AB e AMB bem como Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Tb(AB ou AMB) foram também preparados por meio de um protocolo de múltiplas etapas, utilizando as nanopartículas Fe3O4 como precursoras. Elas foram modificas com camadas de sílica, usando o método Stöber modificado e ligados com complexos de TR3+ para produzir nanocompósitos luminescentes e magnéticos. As técnicas de difração de raios X pelo método do pó (XPD), Espalhamento de Raios-X a baixo ângulo (SAXS), microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (TEM) e microscopia de eletrônica de varredura (MEV) foram utilizas para determinar as estruturas, morfologias, distribuições de tamanhos e monodispersividade dos materiais sintetizados. Estes novos nanomateriais bifuncionais Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA), Fe3O4@calix-Tb(ACAC), Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Eu(L) e Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Tb(AB ou AMB) apresentam propriedades fotônicas e superparamagnéticas muito interessantes. As propriedades magnéticas (ZFC/FC e M-H) obtidas nas temperaturas de 2, 5 e 300 K foram investigadas a fim de obter informações sobre o efeito da cristalinidade na magnetização de saturação e das temperaturas de bloqueios. Também foram estudadas a influência dos íons TR3+ sobre a magnetização dos nanomateriais. Apesar da magnetita atuar como um forte supressor de luminescência, as camadas do ligante calixareno modificado e da sílica sobre as nanopartículas de Fe3O4 compensam esta desvantagem. Do mesmo modo foi considerada a discussão sobre a transferência de energia intramolecular do estado tripleto T1 dos ligantes TTA e ACAC para os níveis excitados dos íons Eu3+ e Tb3+ nos nanomateriais Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA) e Fe3O4@calix-Tb(ACAC). As eficiências quânticas de emissão (η) dos compostos Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA) e Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Eu(L) foram calculadas e discutidas, bem como suas características estruturais baseadas nos níveis de energia e parâmetros de intensidades experimentais dos sistemas contendo o íon Eu3+. Estes novos nanomateriais podem atuar como camadas emissores vermelha e verde para dispositivos moleculares conversores de luz e magnéticos (MLCMDs).The design and fabrication of sophisticated bifunctional luminescent and magnetic nanomaterials based on Fe3O4 and RE3+ complexes are sought for. Accordingly, novel red-green emitting superparamagnetic Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA) and Fe3O4@calix-Tb(ACAC) nanomaterials were prepared through on-pot method. In this regard, the chemically modified calixarene ligand was used as a surfactant to stabilize the Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The calixarene ligand provides colloidal stability and chemically modifiable surface to the magnetite nanoparticles. Thus, this ligand functionalized Fe3O4@calix nanoparticles were further coordinated to the RE3+ ions via one-pot synthesis, using TTA and ACAC ligands as sensitizers (antenna effect) to produce highly luminescent nanophosphors. In addition, bifunctional optical and magnetic Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Eu(L), L: TTA, TC, AB and AMB as well as Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Tb(AB or AMB) nanocomposites were also synthesized through multistep synthetic protocol, utilizing Fe3O4 nanoparticles as precursors. They were modified with silica shell, using modified Stöber method and further grafted with RE3+ complexes to produce the luminescent and magnetic nanocomposites. The X-ray powder diffraction (XPD), small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques were used to determine the structures, morphologies, size distribution and monodispersity of the synthesized materials. These novel Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA) and Fe3O4@calix-Tb(ACAC) as well as Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Eu(L) and Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Tb(AB or AMB) magnetic luminescent nanomaterials show interesting superparamagnetic and photonic properties. The magnetic properties (M-H and ZFC/FC measurements) at temperatures of 2, 5 and 300 K were explored in order to investigate the extent of coating and crystalinity effect on the saturation magnetization and blocking temperatures. The influence of the RE3+ ions on the magnetization of the optical and magnetic nanomaterials was also studied. Even though magnetite is a strong luminescence quencher, the coating of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles with synthetically modified calixarene ligand (calix) and silica shell have overcome this difficulty. Moreover, the intramolecular energy transfer from the T1 excited triplet states of TTA and ACAC ligands to the emitting levels of Eu3+ and Tb3+ in the Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA) and Fe3O4@calix-Tb(ACAC) nanomaterials are discussed. The emission quantum efficiencies (η) for the Fe3O4@calix-Eu(TTA) and Fe3O4@SiO2-TTA-Eu(L) nanomaterials are also calculated and discussed, as well as the structural features based on the energy levels and experimental intensity parameters, in the case of the Eu3+ ion. These novel nanomaterials may act as the emitting layer for the red and green light for magnetic and light converting molecular devices (MLCMDs).
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Panasiuk, Oleksander. "Phosphorus Removal and Recovery from Wastewater using Magnetite." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-58595.
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The aim of this work was to study the possibilities of using magnetite for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater. It was also aimed to investigate how the structure of magnetite influences the efficiency of adsorption and desorption of phosphorus. Methodology used in this study is literature review and laboratory experiments. The study is mainly focused on the influence of Fe(II)/Fe(III) ratio in magnetite (coefficient K) on the P removal and recovery rate. Several sets of experiments were also done to study the influence of some factors (e.g. contact time, starting concentrations, amount of base needed, etc.) on the efficiency of the processes. Study results showed that magnetite has a great potential for phosphorus removal because of its high efficiency, especially at low concentrations of input phosphorus. It was also found that the contact time and sedimentation time of the method is relatively small. Recovering of magnetite is also possible, but for its reuse additional renovation stage is needed. It was concluded that magnetite purification could be preferably used as the polishing method. It can be introduced in already existing wastewater treatment facilities and substitute some older technologies. The method seems to be easy in starting and operation; it has relatively low operational and investment costs.
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Siyambalapitiya, Chamila S. "Growth and physical properties of magnetite thin films." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001676.
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Eder, Stephan. "Magnetite in organisms and the biophysics underlying magnetoreception." Diss., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2013. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-161971.
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Ghalamboran, M. R. "Symbiotic nitrogen fixation enhancement due to magnetite nanoparticles." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2011. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/8172.
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Population pressure on food production motivates the search for new ways to increase the productivity of arable land, especially land rendered marginal by salinity or aridity. The global thesis motivating this work is that nanotechnology can benefit agriculture. My specific thesis is that that part of nanotechnology concerned with nanoparticle production can benefit soybean yield. I have focused on symbiotic nitrogen fixation, and systematically investigated the effects thereon of magnetite nanoparticles introduced into the rhizosphere. My main finding is that the presence of these nanoparticles increases nodulation - both the number of nodules and the size of individual nodules. Since the experiments were carried out on plants provided with minimal nutrients, there was no corresponding increase in vegetative growth. Some evidence was obtained for the nanoparticles enhancing the "molecular dialogue" between soybean root and the Bradyrhizobia that become incorporated in the nodules. A secondary finding is that the nanoparticles enhance the growth rate of Bradyrhizobia in culture, which is advantageous for the preparation of inocula. Furthermore, coating soybean seeds with nanoparticles and Bradyrhizobia prior to planting enhances survival of the bacteria, and therefore increases the efficiency of subsequent nodulation.
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Róbert, Arató [Verfasser], and Hans [Akademischer Betreuer] Keppler. "Magnetite–melt oxybarometry / Arató Róbert ; Betreuer: Hans Keppler." Bayreuth : Universität Bayreuth, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1151203033/34.
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Palmer, J. W. "The solution chemistry of magnetite and mild steel." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.371288.
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Gibbs, Zoe Elizabeth. "The origin of fine grained magnetite in sediments." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368000.
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Akhtar, Mst Alpona. "Hydrophobicity of Magnetite Coating on Low Carbon Steel." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248389/.
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Superhydrophobic coatings (SHC) with excellent self-cleaning and corrosion resistance property is developed on magnetite coated AISI SAE 1020 steel by using a simple immersion method. Roughness measurement, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), contact angle measurement (CAM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), potentiodynamic polarization test, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and qualitative characterization of self-cleaning behavior, antifouling property and durability of the coatings are assessed. A water contact angle as high as 152o on the coated surface with excellent self-cleaning and resistivity to corrosion and good longevity in atmospheric air is obtained. Self-cleaning test results prove that these surfaces can find applications in large scale production of engineering materials. Potentiodynamic polarization tests and EIS tests confirm that the superhydrophobic low carbon steel surfaces have better resistance to corrosion compared to bare steel and magnetite coated steel in 3.5% NaCl solution. But the longevity of the coated steel surfaces in 3.5% salt solution is limited, which is revealed by the immersion durability test. However, hydrophobic coatings (HC) have better stability in normal tap water, and it can stay unharmed up to 15 days. Finally, hydrophobic coatings on low carbon steel surface retains hydrophobic in open atmosphere for more than two months. Results of this investigation show surface roughness is a critical factor in manufacturing hydrophobic steel surfaces. Higher contact angles are obtained for rougher and more uniform surfaces. A linear mathematical relationship (y =6x+104; R2 = 0.93) is obtained between contact angle (y) and surface roughness (x).
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Teng, Chien-Lung. "Investigation of Electrodeposited Magnetite Films : Formation and Characterization." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/4260.
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Magnetite (Fe3O4) is of both scientific and technological interest because of its fascinating magnetic properties. It has a high Curie temperature of 860 K and a theoretical 100% spin polarization at the Fermi level. There are a variety of deposition techniques to form thin films of magnetite, such as molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), pulsed laser deposition (PLD), iron oxidation, sputtering and so on. In comparison with other deposition methods mentioned above, electrodeposition has a key advantage of relatively low processing temperature. The intention of this work was to investigate magnetite (Fe3O4) thin films grown via an electrochemical route by using various kinds of characterization techniques, especially on morphology, chemical composition, structure and magnetic properties. Fe3O4 thin films were obtained by using a galvanostatic or potentiostatic deposition from simple aqueous solutions of ferrous salts. Iron oxide thin films have been grown at different current densities and temperatures onto polycrystalline copper substrates. XRD results indicate that Fe3O4 is formed at 90 oC at an applied current density of 0.05 mA·cm-2. Lower growth temperatures can cause the formation of another phase, a-FeOOH at a certain concentration of Fe2+ and pH buffer. Time-dependent growth of the iron oxides exhibits nucleation and coalescence. In order to obtain uniform Fe3O4 film surface, longer deposition times are needed. The influence of applied potential on the characteristics of the deposited iron oxide was examined. The formation of Fe3O4 in a low potential regime (< 100 mV) vs. gold reference electrode while iron oxyhydroxides such as goethite (a-FeOOH) and lepidocrocite (?-FeOOH) are favoured for E > 100 mV. The magnetic properties of the films were found to be strongly dependent on the deposition potential. The multi-layer structure of Fe3O4/a-FeOOH/Fe3O4 onto NiO/Ni substrates has been demonstrated via successive deposition. A TEM cross-section image shows a-FeOOH is coherently formed between two ferromagnetic layers. ADF-STEM micrographs show that Fe3O4 has a columnar structure and has less composition variation compared to that grown onto a polycrystalline copper substrate. Synchrotron techniques, i.e. x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), were performed to examine the iron oxide film. Fe K-edge x-ray absorption spectra demonstrate that the films grown at low potential regime (< 100 mV) have a comparable valency state with the standard Fe3O4 sample. The identification of the iron oxide was further confirmed by using XMCD technique. The calculation of the asymmetry ratio suggests that the total magnetic moment increased with decreasing applied potential. In addition, vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) data show that the magnetic response is somewhat slower for the iron oxide grown at higher potential regime. A change of pH in the electrolyte does not change the lattice constant and film morphology or texture but does affect particle sizes in Fe3O4 thin films. This decrease with the pH is due to the reaction of FeOH+ ions with molecular oxygen in electrolyte.
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Vialle, Greg. "Inductive activation of magnetite filled shape memory polymers." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28104.
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Culpepper, Johnathan D. "Reduction of tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene by magnetite revisted." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2017. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5741.
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For this study, we revisited whether the common iron Fe mineral, magnetite Fe3O4 (s), can reduce tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) as discrepancies exist in the literature regarding rates and extent of reduction. We measured PCE and TCE reduction in batch reactors as a function of magnetite stoichiometry (x = Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio), solids loading, pH, and Fe(II) concentration. Our results show that magnetite reacts only slowly with TCE (t1/2 = 7.6 years) and is not reactive with PCE over 150 days. The addition of aqueous Fe(II) to magnetite suspensions, however, results in slow, but measurable PCE and TCE reduction under some conditions. The solubility of ferrous hydroxide, Fe(OH)2(s), appears to play an important role in whether magnetite reduces PCE and TCE. In addition, we found that Fe(OH)2(s) reduces PCE and TCE at high Fe(II) concentrations as well. At certain conditions degradation of the PCE and TCE is enhanced by an unexplored synergistic response from magnetite and ferrous hydroxide iron phases. Our work suggests that measuring dissolved Fe(II) concentration and pH may be used as indicators to predict whether PCE and TCE will be abiotically degraded by groundwater aquifer solids containing magnetite.
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Bjork, Andreas. "Characterizing magnetic susceptibility and remanent magnetization of magnetite and hematite rich drill-core samples at Blötberget." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Geofysik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-347975.
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Laboratory magnetic measurements are used to develop a methodology to characterize the Kiruna-type Rare Earth Elements (REE) bearing apatite iron-oxide deposits at Blötberget in central Sweden. This high-grade ore deposit is known to have sharp boundaries between lens shaped main ore bodies of magnetite-rich ore, and a complex hematite-rich ore associated with pegmatites and skarn formation. The thesis covers laboratory magnetic measurements of 37 samples originating from eight drill cores and reference samples from previously mined area. It focuses on on-covering how the samples relate in terms of magnetic susceptibility, further its dependency on temperature, frequency, field and the orientation. The results are correlated with petrographic analysis previously performed on accompanying thin sections. The measurements show that magnetite with strong susceptibility contribution overshadow the hematite contribution in the samples. Transition changes in susceptibility are noticeable when crossing the Verwey temperature; -153°C, Curie temperature; 580°C and Néel temperature; 680°C. The Morin temperature appears at -60°C, or is missing. Linear relationships are identified between the magnitude difference in susceptibilities across transitions at high temperature and wt% magnetite and hematite have been identified. The Blötberget skarn and hematite-rich ore samples have a higher degree of susceptibility anisotropy than the other ore-types. Blötberget samples are dominated by multidomain characteristics in remanence, saturation and coercivity. High temperature measurements have shown that the magnetite is close to pure. The low temperature measurements suggest hematite is impure or bears a petrological footprint. The study also shows that rich iron ore samples sometimes can be at risk of being overlooked with standard methods of measuring susceptibilityLaboratorietekniska metoder kan användas som ett komplement till malmgeologi och geofysisk prospektering. I denna metodstudie karaktäriseras apatitjärnmalm från Blötberget, nära Grängesberg. En fyndighet bestående av linsformade malmkroppar rika på magnetit och ofta avskilda men komplexa hematitrika stråk. Studien är gjord 37 prover från totalt 8 borrkärnor, och lokaler som tillhörde produktion från gruvverksamhet under 1900-talet. Mätmetoderna fokuserar på att kartlägga malmens magnetiska egenskaper, och hur temperatur, frekvens, fältstyrka samt riktning påverkar dessa. Resultaten jämfördes med tidigare petrografisk studie av tillhörande tunnslip Resultaten visar att magnetit står för merparten av susceptibiliteten i proverna, men att även hematit kan urskiljas och kvantifieras. Temperaturberoende har påvisats vid övergångar för Verwey-temperatur; -153°C, Curie-temperatur; 580 °C, och Néeltemperatur; 680 °C. Den förväntade Morin-temperaturen vid -14°C, påträffades vid -60 °C eller saknas helt för flera av de hematitrika proverna. Magnetiskt anisotropa prover återfinns bland prover som identifierats som skarn eller hematitrika. Magnetisk granulometri visar karaktär av multidomäntyp med låg magnetisk coercivitet och hög satureringsförmåga. Högtemperaturmätningar av susceptibilitet visar på ren magnetit för prover från Blötberget. Samtidigt visar lågtemperaturemätningar att hematit sannolikt har inblandning av titanium eller bär på ett mer komplext förflutet. Studien visar också att det finns en risk i att enbart förlita sig på bulksusceptibilitet för prover rika på malm.
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King, James Gagwane. "Magnetic properties of arrays of magnetite particles produced by the method of electron beam lithography (EBL)." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15171.
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This study involves the production of arrays of parallelepiped magnetite particles in the size range 0.1 - 1 μm. This was achieved by utilising electron beam lithography techniques which are often employed in the design of semi-conductor devices. These particles are required in order to understand the mechanism of reversal of magnetisation for pseudo-single-domain (PSD) particles important to paleomagnetic studies. The samples used by previous researchers are magnetite powders. In such samples, despite attempts to disperse the particles onto non-magnetic matrix, there is no way of eliminating particle clumping, and magnetostatic interaction. Low temperature magnetic measurements obtained using samples of cubic arrays of magnetite particles shows that the effect of particle clumping is to increase the amount of saturation isothermal remanence (SIRM) lost at the Verwey transition. The dependence of SIRM lost at the Verwey transition on particle size in the PSD size range, is consistent with the vortex domain structure predicted for unconstrained 3-D micromagnetic studies. The results shows that 'true' magnetic memory is a stress related phenomenon. Magnetic properties of cubic arrays of magnetite particles measured at room temperature are not consistent with the mechanism of magnetic reversal of coherent rotation of atomic magnetic moments, but are generally in good agreement with that of vortex nucleation and propagation in general. The method of domain classification using the coercivity ratio often used in rock magnetism, is shown to be not useful in classifying PSD in the submicron size range. Magnetic properties of rectangular parallelepiped magnetite particles are more complex than expected from the simple demagnetisation shape anisotropy contribution.