Plasma-assisted synthesis and high-resolution characterization of anisotropic elemental and bimetallic core–shell magnetic nanoparticles

• M. Hennes,
• A. Lotnyk and
• S. G. Mayr

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 466–475, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.54

• heterostructured NP in gas condensation processes are discussed. Keywords: bimetallic magnetic nanoparticle; core–shell; magnetron sputtering; plasma gas condensation; Introduction Due to their size, novel physical properties and the possibility of contactless manipulation, magnetic nanoparticles can be employed