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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 910-914 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- α-cobalt hydroxide
- Layered compound
- Radiolysis