Magnetic FeNi@Ni nanocables were prepared as a superior recyclable catalyst towards the hydrogenation reduction of p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol through a two-step tunable assembly process in a solvothermal system. The proposed fabrication mechanism was verified through characterization by SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, and UV-Vis. The as-prepared FeNi@Ni nanocomposites are core-shell-structured nanocabl...

Structural phase transformations in the ferromagnetic FeNi alloys is discussed on the basis of first-principles and molecular-dynamics simulations. In the molecular-dynamics study effective potentials have been used which were derived by the Embedding Atom Method. The simulations reproduce fairly well the austenitic transformation upon heating, while for the martensitic transformation upon cool...

In the present work, FeNi nanoparticles have been synthesized using NaBH4 reduced co-precipitation technique followed by annealing at 210 °C for 4 h in a simple box furnace. The were characterized X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy, and dc magnetization. XRD analysis revealed formation of dual p...

In view of potential applications of magnetic particles in biomedicine and electromagnetic devices, we made use of the classical Stöber method – base-catalysed hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) – to encapsulate FeNi nanoparticles within a silica shell. An original stirring system under high power ultrasounds made possible to disperse the otherwise agglomerated particles. S...

FeNi binary nanowires with gradient composition are fabricated by the electrodeposition method. The energy dispersive spec-trometer line-sweep results show that the composition changes gradually along the wire axis. The gradient FeNi nanowires exhibit polycrystalline and crystal twinning at different areas along the nanowire axis, with a textured face-centered cubic structure. The static and dy...

Soft magnetic films with a wide-range tunable ferromagnetic resonance frequency are suitable for miniaturization and multifunctionalization of microwave integrated circuits. Fabrication of these films for high-frequency applications is usually complicated and difficult. We demonstrate a simple method to fabricate patterned FeNi soft magnetic strip films by magnetron sputtering and photolithogra...

For FeNi/FeMn bilayers, the angular dependence of exchange bias shows hysteresis between clockwise and counterclockwise rotations, as a new signature. The hysteresis decreases for thick antiferromagnet layers. Calculations have clearly shown that the orientation of antiferromagnet spins also exhibits hysteresis between clockwise and counterclockwise rotations. This furnishes an interpretation o...

Ferromagnetic nanoparticles are building blocks of future high density recording media and high performance permanent magnets. However, it is very challenging to produce nanoparticles with ferromagnetism at room temperature. The author describes recent progress in preparing ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Ferromagnetic nanoparticles can be used as building blocks for advanced bulk and thin fi lm m...

Magnetically induced catalysis in solution for the valorization of biomass-derived compounds using FeNi3@Ni nanoparticles.