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Synthesis of Hard Magnetic\nOrdered Mesoporous Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Nanocomposites

Abstract

The nanocomposite Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> heterostructured mesoporous material was produced\nvia a simple\nsolid–solid reaction of an iron precursor with ordered mesoporous\nCo<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> that had been prepared via nanocasting\nfrom mesoporous silica as hard template. The magnetic behavior of\nthe exchange-coupled antiferromagnetic/ferrimagnetic (AFM/FM) system\nwas investigated via superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)\nmagnetometry and <sup>57</sup>Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. The\nlow-temperature magnetization loops of the Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> heterostructure present exchange bias\nunder cooling in an applied magnetic field. The antiferromagnetic\nordering temperature of Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> is increased due\nto the proximity of the hard magnetic CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> phase. The nanocomposite Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> behaves as an exchange coupled system with a cooperative\nmagnetic switching.

Keywords:
Nanocomposite Mesoporous material Magnetization Heterojunction Mesoporous silica Magnetic nanoparticles Magnetite Nanoparticle Mesoporous organosilica

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Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
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