01742nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245013100055210006900186260012500255300001100380490000800391520077200399100002101171700001501192700001901207700002101226700002201247700001801269700002501287700002501312700003301337856013001370       2013                        eng d  a0003-695100aContact potential induced enhancement of magnetization in polyaniline coated nanomagnetic iron oxides by plasma polymerization0 aContact potential induced enhancement of magnetization in polyan  aCIRCULATION & FULFILLMENT DIV, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, STE 1 N O 1, MELVILLE, NY 11747-4501 USAbAMER INST PHYSICScOCT  a1624140 v1033 a<p>The present work derives motivation from the so called surface/interfacial magnetism in core shell structures and commercial samples of Fe3O4 and gamma Fe2O3 with sizes ranging from 20 to 30 nm were coated with polyaniline using plasma polymerization and studied. The High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy images indicate a core shell structure after polyaniline coating and exhibited an increase in saturation magnetization by 2 emu/g. For confirmation, plasma polymerization was performed on maghemite nanoparticles which also exhibited an increase in saturation magnetization. This enhanced magnetization is rather surprising and the reason is found to be an interfacial phenomenon resulting from a contact potential. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.</p>1 aSethulakshmi, N.1 aSooraj, V.1 aSajeev, U., S.1 aNair, Swapna, S.1 aNarayanan, T., N.1 aJoy, Lija, K.1 aJoy, Pattayil, Alias1 aAjayan, Pulickel, M.1 aAnantharaman, Maliemadom, R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/contact-potential-induced-enhancement-magnetization-polyaniline-coated-nanomagnetic-iron-0