Synthesis conditions to prepare Fe3O4 MNPs with various morphologies.
Morphologies of product | Sphere (S) | Cube (C) | Transformation undergoing | Transformation undergoing | Octahedron (O) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C → O | C → O | ||||
Iron precursor | FeCl3·6H2O | FeSO4·7H2O | FeSO4·7H2O | FeSO4·7H2O | FeSO4·7H2O |
NH4Ac | 1 M | — | — | — | — |
KOH quantity (mol L−1) | — | 0.5 M | 1 M | 1.5 M | 5 M |
Solvent | EG | EG | EG | EG | EG |
Size | 216.6 nm | 158.5 nm | 160 nm | 581.2 nm | 4.9 μm |