Magnetically hard ferrite nanoparticles synthesized through aerogel nanoreactor.

Magnetic ferrite materials have been extensively studied for a range of technological applications, such as magnetic motors, recording media, and millimetre-wave devices. In this context, the nanosized epsilon phase of FeO (ϵ-FeO) attracts significant attention due to its high coercive field at room temperature. Here, we report the in-situ aerogel nanoreactor growth of magnetic ϵ-FeO nanoparticles, exhibiting a coercive field (H) of 4000 Oe. We show that the control of nanoreactor plays an important role in the growth of ϵ-FeO nanoparticles. The findings provide a versatile reaction pathway for the growth of magnetically hard ferrite nanoparticles.