Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation of Ultrafine Ni-Fe Composite Particles by Microemulsion

ZHANG Chao-Ping1; DENG Wei1; HU Lin1; LUO Yu-Ping1; HU Zong-Chao1; GAO Xiang1; SHEN De-Jun2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry; Physics in College of Science and Technology; University of Guizhou; Guiyang 550025; China; 2. Department of Biochemistry; Guiyang Higher Normal Training School, Guiyang 550008, China
  • Received:2000-04-24 Revised:2000-06-26 Published:2001-05-20 Online:2001-05-20

Abstract: Nanoparticles of Ni-Fe composite were prepared with the W/O microemulsion method. The investigations by XRD, IR and TEM show the ultrafine particles
are coated by surfactants. Their average sizes are less than 30nm and their densities about 2.89g/cm3, the specific saturation magnetization σs=13~16Am2/kg, the coercivity Hc=87~123Oe
and the residual magnetism Br=2.25~3.00Am2/kg. The coercivity and residual magnetism are much higher, it is shown that the complex
supermicropowders have hard magnetic properties. The analysis by X-ray energy spectroscopy shows that part of Ni-Fe has formed alloy phases. Magneticrheological
(MR) effect of the MR fluid prepared from the ultrafine particles is superior and the subsidence stability of the MRF is excellent.

Key words: microemulsion, Ni-Fe composite particles, ultrafine particle, XRD, TEM

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