Abstract
Ag nanoparticles with Fe 3 O 4 shells have been synthesized by the polyol method. The Ag@Fe 3 O 4 core-shell nanoparticles exhibited a superparamagnetic behavior at the temperature higher than the blocking temperature (100 K) and showed shifted loops under a field cooling process. The enhanced magnetic anisotropy was observed and was ascribed to the surface effect. © 2005 IEEE.