Facile synthesis and magnetic properties of Fe3C/C nanoparticles via a sol–gel process

Abstract The Fe 3 C/C nanoparticles were synthesized via a facile sol–gel method. Their structural and magnetic properties are researched through calcination temperature and heating rate. There are saturation magnetization (26.9–62.8 emu g −1 ), remanent magnetization and coercivity of Fe 3 C/C nanoparticles, and the highly magnetic nanoparticles described in this article have numerous potential applications in electrochemistry and catalysis.

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