Vertically Aligned Single-Crystalline CoFe2O4 Nanobrush Architectures with High Magnetization and Tailored Magnetic Anisotropy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Self-Assembly of the CoFe2O4 Nanobrushes
3.2. Microstructure of the CoFe2O4 Nanobrushes
3.3. Magnetization of the CoFe2O4 Nanobrushes
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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T (K) | Sample | Ms_H//ab (μB/f.u.) | Ms_H//c (μB/f.u.) | Hc_H//ab (MA/m) | Hc_H//c (MA/m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 2DCF | 2.27 | 2.19 | 0.99 | 0.65 |
NB70 | 3.89 | 3.85 | 0.90 | 0.75 | |
NB1100 | 6.16 ± 0.71 | 6.00 ± 0.63 | 0.37 | 0.42 | |
Bulk [32] | 3.65 | - | 0.10 | - | |
300 | 2DCF | 1.83 | 1.87 | 0.19 | 0.11 |
NB70 | 3.13 | 3.17 | 0.15 | 0.10 | |
NB1100 | 5.90 ± 0.61 | 5.64 ± 0.59 | 0.05 | 0.07 | |
Bulk [32] | 3.57 | - | 0.02 | - |
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Fan, L.; Gao, X.; Farmer, T.O.; Lee, D.; Guo, E.-J.; Mu, S.; Wang, K.; Fitzsimmons, M.R.; Chisholm, M.F.; Ward, T.Z.; et al. Vertically Aligned Single-Crystalline CoFe2O4 Nanobrush Architectures with High Magnetization and Tailored Magnetic Anisotropy. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 472. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030472
Fan L, Gao X, Farmer TO, Lee D, Guo E-J, Mu S, Wang K, Fitzsimmons MR, Chisholm MF, Ward TZ, et al. Vertically Aligned Single-Crystalline CoFe2O4 Nanobrush Architectures with High Magnetization and Tailored Magnetic Anisotropy. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(3):472. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030472
Chicago/Turabian StyleFan, Lisha, Xiang Gao, Thomas O. Farmer, Dongkyu Lee, Er-Jia Guo, Sai Mu, Kai Wang, Michael R. Fitzsimmons, Matthew F. Chisholm, Thomas Z. Ward, and et al. 2020. "Vertically Aligned Single-Crystalline CoFe2O4 Nanobrush Architectures with High Magnetization and Tailored Magnetic Anisotropy" Nanomaterials 10, no. 3: 472. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030472