WP3: Synthesis and Characterization of tetragonal FeCo binary nanoalloys

Synthesis of colloidal ternary FeCo alloys in high boiling point organic solvents via thermal decomposition of simple iron, nickel and cobalt inorganic salts in the presence of long-chain aliphatic amines, carboxylic acids and diols, with and without third element doping. Characterization of the corresponded nanoparticles with XRD, Rietveld analysis, Mossbauer, TEM, VSM, and SQUID.