Ferrimagnetic nanoclusters consisting of primary nanocrystals were synthesized.
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Intra-cluster dipolar interaction governed by nanocrystal arrangement and alignment
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These nanoclusters present enhanced heating efficiency.
Abstract
Colloidal nanocrystal assemblies (nanoclusters), consisting of 13 nm iron oxide nanocrystals, were synthesized in various sizes (45–98 nm), and were investigated as heating mediators for magnetic particle hyperthermia. The colloidal nanocrystal clusters show enhanced heating efficiency in comparison with their constituent primary iron oxide nanocrystals due to collective magnetic features. The fine tuning of intra-cluster magnetic interactions results to the domination of the hysteresis losses mechanism over the relaxation loss heating contributions and eventually to a versatile magnetic particle hyperthermia mediator.
Graphical abstract
Magnetic dipolar interactions define magnetic hyperthermia efficiency in multi-core maghemite nanoclusters.