Surface-modified FeCo nanoparticles: magnetic dilution and structure-magnetism relationships

Bui The Huy1,2, Jong Won Chung2, The-Long Phan3

  • 1Major of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Smart Healthcare, College of Information Technology and Convergence, Pukyong National University Busan 48513 Republic of Korea.

RSC Advances
|July 13, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Surface engineering of iron-cobalt (FeCo) nanoparticles with coatings like zirconium oxide (ZrO2) tunes their magnetic properties. This method controls magnetic dilution and interfacial effects, showing potential for advanced applications.

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