Monolayer-directed assembly and magnetic properties of FePt nanoparticles on patterned aluminum oxide

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1162-1179

  Yildirim, Oktay ^a   Gang, Tian ^a   Kinge, Sachin ^a   Reinhoudt, David N ^a   Blank, Dave H A ^a   van der Wiel, Wilfred G ^a   Rijnders, Guus ^a   Huskens, Jurriaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Al2O3; FePt; Ferromagnetic; Nanoparticle; Sam

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTANEPHOSPHONIC ACID; ALUMINUM OXIDE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT TREATMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; PHASE TRANSITION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AL2O3; FEPT; FERROMAGNETIC; NANOPARTICLE; SAM;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 77950909694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/iijms11031162     Document Type: Article

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