Abstract
Abstract Iron, the most ubiquitous of the transition metals and the fourth most plentiful element in the Earth’s crust, is the structural backbone of our modern infrastructure. It is therefore ironic that as a nanoparticle, iron has been somewhat neglected in favor of its own oxides, as well as other metals such as cobalt, nickel, gold, and platinum. This is unfortunate, but understandable. Iron’s reactivity is important in macroscopic applications (particularly rusting), but is a dominant concern at the nanoscale. Finely divided iron has long been known to be pyrophoric, which is a major reason that iron nanoparticles have not been more fully studied to date. This extreme reactivity has traditionally made iron nanoparticles difficult to study and inconvenient for practical applications. Iron however has a great deal to offer at the nanoscale, including very potent magnetic and catalytic properties. Recent work has begun to take advantage of iron’s potential, and work in this field appears to be blossoming.
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NanoparticleNanotechnologyCobaltReactivity (psychology)Materials scienceNanoscopic scaleNickelTransition metalCatalysisChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistry
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Dale L. Huber
(2005).
Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Iron Nanoparticles.
Small
, 1
(5)
, 482-501.
https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200500006
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- 10.1002/smll.200500006