Characteristics of L10 Ordered Fe50Pt50 Nanoparticles Synthesized by Chemical Vapor Condensation Process
Ordered to FePt nanoparticles are strong candidates for high density magnetic data storage media because the phase FePt has a very high magnetocrystalline anisotropy , high coercivity and chemical stability. In this study, the ordered FePt nanoparticles were successfully fabricated by chemical vapor condensation process without a post-annealing process which causes severe particle growth and agglomeration. The nanopowder was obtained when the mixing ratio of Fe(acac) and Pt(arac) was 2.5 : 1. And the synthesized FePt nanoparticles were very fine and spherical shape with a narrow size distribution. The average particle size of the powder tended to increase from 5 nm to 10 nm with increasing reaction temperature from to . Characterisitcs of FePt nanopowder were investigated in terms of process parameters and microstructures.