Novel Cubic Magnetite Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Room Temperature Ionic Liquid

Room temperature ionic liquids are relatively more useful in the synthesis of inorganic nanostructured materials because of their unique properties. To synthesize the iron oxide nanoparticle in simple precipitation method, a novel ionic liquid was used as the greener medium and stabilizing agent namely "1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethane sulfonate [BMIM][TfO]". The crystallinity, chemical structure, morphology and magnetic properties of the synthesized magnetite nanoparticles have been characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) studies. The XRD study is divulge that the synthesized magnetite nanoparticles have inverse spinel face centered cubic structure. The FT-IR vibration peaks show the formation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles, where the vibration peak for Fe-O is deliberately present at 584cm(-1). The average particle size of the synthesized nanoparticles is found to be 35nm. Homogeneously dispersed cubic shape with superstructure is found through SEM, AFM and TEM examination studies. The synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles have a high saturation magnetization value of 25emu/g, which is very much useful for biomedical applications.