01519nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245012000055210006900175260008000244300001400324490000700338520073200345100001801077700002001095700002501115700002201140700003301162856013001195       2006                        eng d  a0957-448400aOptically transparent magnetic nanocomposites based on encapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles in a sol-gel silica network0 aOptically transparent magnetic nanocomposites based on encapsula  aDIRAC HOUSE, TEMPLE BACK, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLANDbIOP PUBLISHING LTDcNOV  a5565-55720 v173 a<p>Composite Fe3O4-SiO2 materials were prepared by the sol-gel method with tetraethoxysilane and aqueous-based Fe3O4 ferrofluids as precursors. The monoliths obtained were crack free and showed both optical and magnetic properties. The structural properties were determined by infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffractometry and transmission electron microscopy. Fe3O4 particles of 20 nm size lie within the pores of the matrix without any strong Si-O-Fe bonding. The well established silica network provides effective confinement to these nanoparticles. The composites were transparent in the 600-800 nm regime and the field dependent magnetization curves suggest that the composite exhibits superparamagnetic characteristics.</p>1 aThomas, Senoy1 aSakthikumar, D.1 aJoy, Pattayil, Alias1 aYoshida, Yasuhiko1 aAnantharaman, Maliemadom, R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/optically-transparent-magnetic-nanocomposites-based-encapsulated-fe3o4-nanoparticles-sol-0