ChemInform Abstract: Approaches to Synthesis and Characterization of Spherical and Anisometric Metal Oxide Magnetic Nanomaterials

The sections in this article are Introduction Magnetism in Nanostructured Metal Oxides Magnetism in Condensed Matter Magnetic Anisotropy Energy Magnetism in Small Particles: An Experimental Approach Zero Field-Cooled and Field-Cooled Magnetization Thermoremanent Magnetization Magnetic Metal Oxides Synthesis Methods for Spherical and Anisometric Iron Oxide Nanomaterials Synthesis of Spherical and Anisometric Nanoparticles Metal Salt Precipitation in Water Sol–Gel Microemulsions Autocombustion Method Surfactant-Assisted Hydrothermal Treatment Surfactant-Assisted Ultrasound Irradiation Ferrofluids Surfactant-Assisted Dehydration Hydrophobic–Hydrophilic Phase Transfer Core–Shell Spherical and Anisometric Particles Core–Shell Fluorescent Magnetic Iron Oxide–Silica Particles Synthesis of Anisometric Iron Oxide Nanocapsules Maghemite and Magnetite Nanotubes Solid Nanotube Template Soluble Nanotube Template Correlations between Synthesis and Magnetic Behavior in Iron Oxide Nanomaterials Spherical and Anisometric Iron Oxide Particles Spherical Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanoparticles Stable Iron Oxide Spherical Nanoparticle Dispersions (Ferrofluids) Surfactant Effect Anisometric Maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) Particles Core–Shell Nanoparticles γ-Fe2O3/Silica Core Coated with Gold Nanoshell Effect of Particle Size and Particle Size Distribution on the Magnetic Properties of Magnetite/PDMS Nanoparticles Nanocomposites Magnetic Properties of Cobalt Ferrite–Silica Nanocomposites Prepared by a Sol–Gel Autocombustion Technique Ordered Mesoporous γ-Fe2O3/SiO2 Nanocomposites Fe3O4/Polymethylmethacrylate Iron Oxide Nanowires and Nanotubes Fe3O4 Nanowires Fe3O4 Nanowires and γ-Fe2O3 Nanotubes Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3 Tube-in-Tube Nanostructures Conclusions and Perspectives Keywords: magnetic iron oxides; nanoparticle chemical synthesis methods; iron oxide nanotubes; iron oxide nanowires; ferrite composites; magnetism; core–shell magnetic particles; anisometric magnetic particles