Synthesis and properties of titanomagnetite (Fe(3-x)Ti(x)O4) nanoparticles: a tunable solid-state Fe(II/III) redox

C I Pearce1, O Qafoku, J Liu

  • 1Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA. carolyn.pearce@pnnl.gov

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