Role of hydration and micellar shielding in tuning the structure of single crystalline iron oxide nanoparticles for designer applications

Abstract Different physicochemical properties of nanoscale iron oxides have been useful in enabling various applications. Desirable biochemical, magnetic, and catalytic properties result from the structure and size of the iron oxide polymorph particles. To produce monodispersed single crystalline particles, PS‐ b ‐P2VP reverse micelle templating has proven to be a convenient low temperature method. Here, Raman spectroscopy and quantitative …