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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Estrader i Bofarull, Marta author López-Ortega, Alberto author Golosovsky, Igor V. author Estradé Albiol, Sònia author Roca, Alejandro G. author Salazar-Alvarez, German author López Conesa, Lluís author Tobia, Dina author Winkler, Elin author Ardisson, José D. author Macedo, Waldemar A. A. author Morphis, Andreas author Vasilakaki, Marianna author Trohidou, Kalliopi N. author Gukasov, Arsen author Mirebeau, Isabelle author Makarova, O. L. author Zysler, Roberto D. author Peiró Martínez, Francisca author Baró, M. D. author Bergström, Lennart author Nogués, Josep author 2020-04-02T15:56:55Z 2020-04-02T15:56:55Z 2015-12-31 2020-04-02T15:56:55Z The intimate relationship between stoichiometry and physicochemical properties in transition-metal oxides makes them appealing as tunable materials. These features become exacerbated when dealing with nanostructures. However, due to the complexity of nanoscale materials, establishing a distinct relationship between structure-morphology and functionalities is often complicated. In this regard, in the FexO/Fe3O4 system a largely unexplained broad dispersion of magnetic properties has been observed. Here we show, thanks to a comprehensive multi-technique approach, a clear correlation between the magneto-structural properties in large (45 nm) and small (9 nm) FexO/Fe3O4 core/shell nanoparticles that can explain the spread of magnetic behaviors. The results reveal that while the FexO core in the large nanoparticles is antiferromagnetic and has bulk-like stoichiometry and unit-cell parameters, the FexO core in the small particles is highly non-stoichiometric and strained, displaying no significant antiferromagnetism. These results highlight the importance of ample characterization to fully understand the properties of nanostructured metal oxides. Òxids Nanopartícules Propietats magnètiques Oxides Nanoparticles Magnetic properties Origin of the large dispersion of magnetic properties in nanostructured oxides: FexO/Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a case study