Electronic edition ISSN 1574-0579

Magnetic nanoparticles from spark discharge

M. M. Maiorov¹ , E. Blūms¹ , G. Kroņkalns¹ , A. Krūmiņa² , M. Lubāne²

¹ Institute of Physics, University of Latvia, 32 Miera, Salaspils, LV- 2169, Latvia }
² Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Latvia }

Abstract
A possibility to produce magnetic nanoparticles by initiating a pulse electric discharge between coarse iron particles under a layer of dielectric liquid (distilled water and ethanol) is studied. The produced nanoparticles are analyzed using X-ray diffraction, vibration magnetometry, electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering in nanoparticle colloidal dispersion. Figs 8, Refs 8.