Abstract
We report a facile one-pot synthesis of Fe 3O 4-CdX (X = S, Se) core-shell nanoparticles and characterized them with XRD, TEM, squid magnetometer, and UV-visible absorption and PL spectrometers. We observed that the core Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles showed a superparamagnetism at room temperature, whereas the shell CdX (X = S, Se) showed blue-shifts from the bulk materials in UV-visible absorption spectra, due to quantum confinement effect. These superparamagnetic and optical properties of the Fe 3O 4-CdX (X = S, Se) core-shell nanoparticles can be used for both MR and optical imagings. This dual imaging capability will increase a possibility of an early observation of disease such as cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4826-4829 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Keywords
- Fe O -CdX (X = S, Se) core-shell nanoparticles
- One-pot synthesis
- Optical properties
- Superparamagnetism