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Thermal treatment is a simple and cost-effective method for synthesizing magnetic nanoparticles such as Fe3O4 and Fe2O3. In this research proposal, magnetic nanoparticles will be synthesized using precursors heated to different temperatures from 150 to 250°C. Their structural, morphological, and elemental properties will be analyzed using various characterization techniques. If successful, the synthesized nanoparticles could have applications in energy storage, biomedicine, and other fields due to their size-dependent properties.

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Phd. Proposal

Thermal treatment is a simple and cost-effective method for synthesizing magnetic nanoparticles such as Fe3O4 and Fe2O3. In this research proposal, magnetic nanoparticles will be synthesized using precursors heated to different temperatures from 150 to 250°C. Their structural, morphological, and elemental properties will be analyzed using various characterization techniques. If successful, the synthesized nanoparticles could have applications in energy storage, biomedicine, and other fields due to their size-dependent properties.

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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES USING

THERMAL TREATMENT METHOD

(Phd. Research proposal)

Introduction

Nanoparticles are those particles with sizes ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers, in at least one
dimension. Unlike their bulk counterparts, the properties of nanoparticles depend on their sizes.
These special characteristics are a result of their greater surface area to volume ratio compared to
bulk materials. Thus, nano-materials fit many potential applications in biomedical,
biotechnology and High-density recording devices (Li, Jia, Lv, Pan, & Li, 2016) and, thus,
attracts a continuous scientific research interests for the past five decades (Khan et al., 2016).
Organic nano-molecules are the bases of life, and many nano-materials exist naturally, including
clays, Fe, Si and Al oxides/oxyhydroxides. Nanotechnology is an art of synthesis, processing and
application of nano-sized materials.

Magnetic materials are those materials with at least one unpaired electrons in their atoms. Due to
its charge, the unpaired electron generates a magnetic moment as it spins in its orbit. This gives
rise to a net magnetization in the bulk material. Magnetization is the magnetic moment per unit
volume of a magnetic material (Coey, 2010). However, the individual magnetic moments are
randomly arranged in the bulk material, when there is no external magnetic field applied. This
leads to cancellations, which results in zero net magnetization. Upon application of an external
magnetic field, these individual moments arrange themselves so as to produce a net magnetic
moment in a process called magnetization. The magnitude and direction of the produced moment
depend on the nature of the material.

Nano-magnetic materials have been receiving high research interests worldwide, due to their
improved properties that attracts wide range of applications worldwide (Hasany et al., 2012).
They are used various clinical purposes such as magnetic resonance imaging, targeted drug
delivery, and magnetic fluid hyperthermia for treatment of cancer. Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs)
are also applied in data storage, catalysis and environmental remediation (Xu et al., 2010).

Salem et al. (2017) employed thermal treatment technique to successfully synthesize CdSe
nanoparticles. They concluded that the method is efficient, simple and cost effective.

Fe, Fe/Co composite and Co magnetic NPs were synthesized successfully by Xu et al. (2010).
The NPs were found to kill most of the cancer cells, when they were introduced to HeLa
cervical cancer cell cultures. This damage was attributed to the heating effect of the NPs, which
was derived from the RF absorbed. The NPs are considered as efficient RF absorbers and,
therefore, highly promising materials for many medical therapies and tumors ablation.
Problem statement

Magnetic nano particles have also been applied in the development and sustenance of energy
sector. Fe3O4 is a magnetic material considered to be a promising anode material for lithium ions
batteries that serve as efficient sources of power for electric vehicles and mobile devices (Khan
et al., 2014). The size and morphology of the produced magnetic nano-materials are controlled
by the composition of the precursors used in this method (Jana et al., 2004). In this research, the
magnetic oxides, Fe3O4 and Fe2O3 will be synthesized using thermal treatment method.

Methodology

The magnetic nano particles of Fe3O4 and Fe2O3 will be synthesized using thermal treatment
method. The precursor materials will be heat-treated at different temperatures (150 °C, 200 °C
and 250 °C). The structural, morphological and elemental properties of the produced NPs will
studied using XRD, FTIR, SEM, TEM and EDX.

The thermal treatment method is a synthesis technique in which the used precursors are
decomposed chemically, when subjected to high temperature treatment. The method involves
breaking down the chemical bond, and is suitable for magnetic nanoparticles synthesis.
Organometallic compounds such as acetylacetonates are mostly used in this method, with
organic solvents (benzyl ether, Ethylenediamine or carbonyls) and surfactants/capping agents
such as oleic acid, oleylamine, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide
(CTAB) and hexadecylamine. The method also offers an advantage of achieving nanoparticles
with extremely narrow size distribution (4–45 nm) and an excellently controlled morphology.

Coey, J. M. (2010). Magnetism and magnetic materials: Cambridge University Press.


Hasany, S., Ahmed, I., Rajan, J., and Rehman, A. (2012). Systematic review of the preparation techniques
of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2(6), 148-158.
Jana, N. R., Chen, Y., and Peng, X. (2004). Size-and shape-controlled magnetic (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) oxide
nanocrystals via a simple and general approach. Chemistry of materials, 16(20), 3931-3935.
Khan, K., Rehman, S., Rahman, H. U., and Khan, Q. (2014). Synthesis and application of magnetic
nanoparticles: Nanomagnetism.
Salem, A., Saion, E., Al-Hada, N. M., Mohamed Kamari, H., Shaari, A. H., Abdullah, C. A. C., and Radiman,
S. (2017). Synthesis and characterization of CdSe nanoparticles via thermal treatment technique.
Results in Physics, 7, 1556-1562.
Xu, Y., Mahmood, M., Fejleh, A., Li, Z., Watanabe, F., Trigwell, S., Little, R. B., Kunets, V. P., Dervishi, E.,
and Biris, A. R. (2010). Carbon-covered magnetic nanomaterials and their application for the
thermolysis of cancer cells. Int J Nanomedicine, 5(167-176).

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