Chapter 6
Hollow Magnetic Nanoparticles
Hafsa Khurshid, Zohreh Nemati, Óscar Iglesias, Javier Alonso,
Manh-Huong Phan, and Hariharan Srikanth
Abstract Hollow magnetic nanoparticles present a characteristic morphology that
gives rise to interesting magnetic behaviors and novel applications. In this chapter,
we describe the synthesis methods utilizing the Kirkendall effect and the magnetic
properties of these nanoparticles, with a focus on the analysis of their enhanced
surface anisotropy, spin disorder, and exchange bias effect. The experimental studies
are complemented by atomistic Monte Carlo simulations. Finally, we review a variety
of applications of these nanoparticles, especially in biomedicine, batteries, sensing,
and data storage, and also discuss some of the limitations that need to be overcome
for their implementation.
H. Khurshid
Department of Applied Physics and Astronomy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, UAE
e-mail: hkhurshid@sharjah.ac.ae
Z. Nemati
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities,
Minneapolis 55455-0132, USA
e-mail: znematip@umn.edu
Ó. Iglesias
Departament de Física de La Matèria Condensada and Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia,
Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
e-mail: oscariglesias@ub.edu
J. Alonso
Department CITIMAC, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
e-mail: javier.alonsomasa@unican.es
M.-H. Phan · H. Srikanth (B)
Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
e-mail: sharihar@usf.edu
M.-H. Phan
e-mail: phanm@usf.edu
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Hollow Magnetic Nanoparticles
Hafsa Khurshid, Zohreh Nemati, Óscar Iglesias, Javier Alonso,
Manh-Huong Phan, and Hariharan Srikanth
Abstract Hollow magnetic nanoparticles present a characteristic morphology that
gives rise to interesting magnetic behaviors and novel applications. In this chapter,
we describe the synthesis methods utilizing the Kirkendall effect and the magnetic
properties of these nanoparticles, with a focus on the analysis of their enhanced
surface anisotropy, spin disorder, and exchange bias effect. The experimental studies
are complemented by atomistic Monte Carlo simulations. Finally, we review a variety
of applications of these nanoparticles, especially in biomedicine, batteries, sensing,
and data storage, and also discuss some of the limitations that need to be overcome
for their implementation.
H. Khurshid
Department of Applied Physics and Astronomy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, UAE
e-mail: hkhurshid@sharjah.ac.ae
Z. Nemati
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities,
Minneapolis 55455-0132, USA
e-mail: znematip@umn.edu
Ó. Iglesias
Departament de Física de La Matèria Condensada and Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia,
Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
e-mail: oscariglesias@ub.edu
J. Alonso
Department CITIMAC, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
e-mail: javier.alonsomasa@unican.es
M.-H. Phan · H. Srikanth (B)
Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
e-mail: sharihar@usf.edu
M.-H. Phan
e-mail: phanm@usf.edu
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
D. Peddis et al. (eds.), New Trends in Nanoparticle Magnetism,
Springer Series in Materials Science 308,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60473-8_6
137