γ-ray radiation induced synthesis and characterization of α-cobalt hydroxide nanoparticles

Sang Wook Kim, Bob Jin Kwon, Jeong Hoon Park, Min Goo Hur, Seung Dae Yang, Hyun Jung

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Abstract

A novel synthetic route has been developed to prepare α-cobalt hydroxide with intercalated nitrate anions. It was successfully synthesized by γ-ray irradiation under simple conditions, i.e., air atmosphere, without base. Under γ-ray irradiation, it leads to the formation of layered cobalt hydroxynitrate compounds which have small crystalline size and have the role of a generator of hydroxyl anion. Structural and morphological characterizations were performed by using power X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The component and thermal stability of the sample were respectively measured by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and thermal analyses, including thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)910-914
Number of pages5
JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Apr 2010

Keywords

  • α-cobalt hydroxide
  • Layered compound
  • Radiolysis

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