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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Rev. 2015 Aug 10;115(19):10690–10724. doi: 10.1021/cr500698d

Table 2. Magnetic properties of selected magnetic crystals.

Material Saturation magnetization (kA·m–1)a Anisotropy constant (kJ·m–3)b dsp (nm)c
Fe 1752 42 17
Co 1446 410 8
Ni 510 -5.8 32

Fe3O4 510 -11 26
CoFe2O4 475 180 10
MnFe2O4 560 -2.8 41
NiFe2O4 300 -5.1 33
a

Bulk values at T = 0 K. Adopted from Ref. 109.

b

The first order anisotropy constant at room temperature. Adopted from Ref. 118.

c

Calculated maximum diameter for spherical superparamagnetic MNPs.