The chemistry of carbon nanomaterials attracts continuous attention of scientists because of their promising properties and applications. Carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles (CEINs) are subgroup of carbon nanomaterials. CEINs are the core-shell nanostructures including the metallic phase permanently encapsulated in a tight carbon coating. The carbon shell protects CEINs against oxidation of metal into a corresponding oxide, as well as prevents them from spontaneous aggregation. It has been documented that the magnetic properties of CEINs are superior in comparison with the respective materials comprising metal oxides. Additionally, the presence of the carbon shell enables surface functionalization of CEINs by means of various synthetic routes, both covalent and non-covalent ones. Chemical functionalization enables tuning the materials’ properties and applications, for example toward introducing catalytically active sites or improving colloidal stability. One may conclude that CEINs combine physicochemical properties of graphene and iron nanoparticle. Therefore, this is prospective material for many applications. In this article, we discuss the properties, chemistry and selected applications of CEINs.
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