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Pure Appl. Chem., 2000, Vol. 72, No. 1-2, pp. 37-45

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200072010037

Synthesis of magnetic spinel ferrite CoFe2O4 nanoparticles from ferric salt and characterization of the size-dependent superparamagnetic properties

Chao Liu, Adam J. Rondinone and Z. John Zhang*

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA

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