Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Carbon encapsulated iron-cementite Fe–Fe3C nanoparticles with ‘‘core–shell’’ architecture, were synthesized by a single-step solid-state pyrolysis of iron phthalocyanine at the temperature 900 ◦C with pyrolysis time of 180 min. The morphology and size distribution of the fabricated nanocomposites have been investigated using high resolution transmission and scanning transmission electron microscopies which revealed Fe–Fe3C nanoparticles with an averag...