“…From the 15 K 57 Fe Mössbauer data, we start by saying that we did not notice the presence of Fe 3 O 4 remaining; of course, the spectra for the five samples were well-resolved with bulk γ-Fe 2 O 3 components and not with a combination of sextets that could lead us to infer an Fe 3 O 4 @γ-Fe 2 O 3 core–shell configuration, as claimed in many works. − Therefore, careful analysis of the nano iron oxide samples is extremely important because, for instance, the surface adsorption phenomenon is strongly dependent on the valence and configuration of Fe ions at the NPs surface. Therefore, the knowledge of the aging effect of the samples is fundamental for further applications.…”