Preparation, functional modification, and applications of Fe3O4 nanoparticles
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Qing ZHANG, Kexin ZHOU, Yanjun GUO, Guangjun CHEN, Bai HE, Bo YU, Songshan JIANG, Guoyuan YUAN, Huidong QIU. Preparation, functional modification, and applications of Fe3O4 nanoparticles[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
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Scale bar: 20 μm for panel a; 500 nm for panels b-f.
RWP: weighted profile R factor, S: goodness-of-fit indicator.