“…Conversely, metallic ones are magnetically strong but typically unstable. Metal alloys, such as FePt and CoPt ones, are reasonably good on both magnetic strength and stability. − For instance, in comparison to the coercivity of the corresponding magnetic oxides, Fe 3 O 4 and γ-Fe 2 O 3 , FePt possesses significantly higher values, either approximately 2 orders of magnitude higher in fct structure or 1 order of magnitude higher in fcc structure. ,, In terms of stability, FePt nanocrystals are found to be even more stable than iron oxides. Alloy nanocrystals are not only interesting in the field of magnetic nanomaterials but also of importance in catalysis, bandgap tuning in semiconductor nanocrystals, etc. − Therefore, fundamental investigations on alloying in the nanometer size regime are of general importance in materials chemistry.…”