Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.12, 1274-1275, 2001
Spindle-type EuO nanocrystals and their magnetic properties
EuO nanocrystals were prepared by liquid phase reaction of europium metal in liquid ammonia for the first time. TEM revealed that the EuO nanocrystals had a spindle shape with mean length of 280 nm (a) by mean width of 95 nm (b). The SQUID measurement showed that the EuO nanocrystals turned into ferromagnetic phase at 70 K and 150 K.