02118nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245009100055210006900146260008000215300001400295490000700309520130500316100001901621700002201640700001901662700002501681700001801706700002201724700003301746856012101779       2006                        eng d  a0957-448400aEvidence for intergranular tunnelling in polyaniline passivated alpha-Fe nanoparticles0 aEvidence for intergranular tunnelling in polyaniline passivated   aDIRAC HOUSE, TEMPLE BACK, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLANDbIOP PUBLISHING LTDcSEP  a4765-47720 v173 a<p>Nanoparticles are of immense importance both from the fundamental and application points of view. They exhibit quantum size effects which are manifested in their improved magnetic and electric properties. Mechanical attrition by high energy ball milling (HEBM) is a top down process for producing fine particles. However, fineness is associated with high surface area and hence is prone to oxidation which has a detrimental effect on the useful properties of these materials. Passivation of nanoparticles is known to inhibit surface oxidation. At the same time, coating polymer film on inorganic materials modifies the surface properties drastically. In this work a modified set-up consisting of an RF plasma polymerization technique is employed to coat a thin layer of a polymer film on Fe nanoparticles produced by HEBM. Ball-milled particles having different particle size ranges are coated with polyaniline. Their electrical properties are investigated by measuring the dc conductivity in the temperature range 10-300 K. The low temperature dc conductivity (I-V) exhibited nonlinearity. This nonlinearity observed is explained on the basis of the critical path model. There is clear-cut evidence for the occurrence of intergranular tunnelling. The results are presented here in this paper.</p>1 aSunny, Vijutha1 aNarayanan, T., N.1 aSajeev, U., S.1 aJoy, Pattayil, Alias1 aKumar, Sakthi1 aYoshida, Yasuhiko1 aAnantharaman, Maliemadom, R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/evidence-intergranular-tunnelling-polyaniline-passivated-alpha-fe-nanoparticles-001742nas 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