Recent Advances in Understanding Magnetic Nanoparticles in AC Magnetic Fields and Optimal Design for Targeted Hyperthermia

Figure 2

Transmission electron micrographs of shape-controlled magnetic nanoparticles with different projection shapes: (a) hexagonal outlines of octahedron-shaped Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (zone axis: ⟨111⟩), and (b) parallelogram outlines of the same Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles as in (a) (zone axis: ⟨110⟩). *Reproduced from Li et al. [49] with permission (Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society). (c) Hexagonal outlines of cube-shaped Ni-Pt nanoparticles (zone axis: ⟨111⟩). Private communication (Copyright 2011 B. Jeyadevan).