Green and low temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline transition metal ferrites by simple wet chemistry routes

Nano Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1027-1042

  Diodati, Stefano ^a   Pandolfo, Luciano ^b   Caneschi, Andrea ^c   Gialanella, Stefano ^d   Gross, Silvia ^a,b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Laboratory of Molecular Magnetism   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ferrites; green; hydrothermal; low temperature; wet chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904576752     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0466-3     Document Type: Article

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