Fe3O4 (magnetite) particles with ∼10 nm dia. were prepared by a facile chemical co-precipitation.
Fe3O4 nanospheres are superparamagnetic at 298K with high saturation magnetization of 64 emu g−1.
Porous Fe3O4/C nanocomposite was also prepared by a green HTC method combined with MgO templating.
Electrochemical properties of Fe3O4/C were studied in 1 M Na2SO4 (between −1.2 and 0 V vs. Ag/AgCl).
Nanocomposite electrode showed high energy density of 27.2 Wh kg−1 at 1 A g−1.