From layered double hydroxide to spinel nanostructures: facile synthesis and characterization of nanoplatelets and nanorods

Mg-Al spinel (MgAl2O4) nanorods and nanoplatelets transformed from Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (Mg-Al-LDHs) were synthesized via a combined hydrothermal method and calcination route using Al(NO3).9H2O and Mg(NO3)2.6H2O as raw materials. The nanorods and nanoplatelets were characterized by means of physical techniques, including powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microcopy (HRTEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), thermogravimetric (TG), and nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms. XRD patterns reveal that the Mg-Al-LDHs nanostructures were obtained under a hydrothermal reaction temperature of 200 degrees C and Mg-Al spinel nanostructures were fabricated via calcination of the Mg-Al-LDHs nanostructures at 750 degrees C. It can be seen from TEM that the sizes of the Mg-Al-LDHs nanoplatelets were about 20-40 nm and the diameters of the MgAl2O4 nanorods were ca. 6 nm. The HRTEM images indicate that the crystal lattice spaces of the MgAl2O4 nanorods and nanoplatelets are 0.282 and 0.287 nm, respectively.     

Facile synthesis of monodisperse porous Co3O4 microspheres with superior ethanol sensing properties

A solvothermal method was developed to prepare on a large scale monodisperse porous β-Co(OH)(2) microspheres consisting of nanoplatelets. Co(3)O(4) microspheres with porous platelets were obtained via subsequent thermal decomposition. These Co(3)O(4) microspheres show much higher ethanol sensitivity and selectivity at a relatively low temperature (135 °C) compared with those of commercial Co(3)O(4) nanoparticles.     

铁酸钴纳米晶的低温合成、谱学表征及磁性

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）为模板,Fe(NO3)3·9H2O和Co(NO3)2·6H2O为前躯体,NaOH为沉淀剂,低温回流合成了磁性铁酸钴纳米晶。利用X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、红外光谱、拉曼光谱等测试技术对产品的结构进行了表征,借助振动样品磁强计测定了样品的室温磁性能。结果表明,铁酸钴纳米晶为单相立方尖晶石结构,纳米晶的平均粒径为15-20 nm。铁酸钴纳米晶在室温外加磁场下表现出明显的磁滞现象,饱和比磁化强度MS=36.5 A.m2/kg,矫顽力HC=5.89×104 A/m。     

Co3O4 纳米棒的溶剂热合成及形成机理分析

Co3O4 nanorods have been synthesized at 160℃ for 10 h in the solution of oleic and n-cetane by an emulsion-solvothermal method using Co（NO3）2·6H2O as starting materials. The as-prepared product was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction（XRD）,transmission electron microscope（TEM）,and vibrating sample magnetometer（VSM）. The formation mechanism of the prepared product was analyzed based on formation of rod-like micelles of oleic acid. Cobalt ions can migrate into the micelle core for the nucleation and growth of Co3O4 . The results show that the as-prepared Co3O4 nanorods are with the average size 25×100 nm and in the cubic phase. The magnetic susceptibility meets about linearly with the applied magnetic field at room temperature,and the coercivity （Hc）and remanent magnetization（Ms）values of the product at room temperature are 353 Oe and 0.4 emu/g,respectively. This simple route is also expanded to synthesize other materials with the rod-like morphology.     

General solution route for nanoplates of hexagonal oxide or hydroxide

A citric acid (CA)-assisted hydrothermal process was used to prepare Fe2O3 hexagonal nanoplates with a lateral size of about 100 nm. In addition, the hexagonal nanoplates of Co(OH)2, MnCO3, and Ni(OH)2 were also synthesized by this route, indicative of the universality of the solution route presented herein. The morphologies and structures of the synthesized platelike nanostructures have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Furthermore, the mechanism for the formation of the platelike nanostructures has been preliminarily discussed. It is believed that the capping molecule of CA, which inhibits crystal growth along the <001> direction due to its chelating effect, plays a critical role in the hydrothermal formation of the nanoplates.     

Ferrimagnetic nanogranular Co3O4 through solvothermal decomposition of colloidally dispersed monolayers of alpha-cobalt hydroxide

Co3O4 nanoparticles of 35 nm with a cauliflower-like morphology were obtained when a monolayer colloidal dispersion of dodecyl sulfate intercalated alpha-cobalt hydroxide in butanol was subjected to solvothermal hydrolytic decomposition. The nanogranular particles exhibit weakly ferromagnetic properties in contrast with both bulk and dispersed nanoparticulate Co3O4.     

半水榴石型化合物Sr_6Sb_4M_3O_(14)(OH)_(10)(M=Co,Mn)的合成、结构与性质

在强碱性水热条件下合成了两种新化合物Sr6Sb4Co3O14(OH)10(SSC)与Sr6Sb4Mn3O14(OH)10(SSM).采用粉末X射线衍射数据,通过Rietveld方法进行了结构分析,讨论了金属离子的拓扑结构.两种化合物均为石榴石-水榴石相关结构,空间群I43d,晶胞参数a分别为1.30634(2)nm(SSC)和1.31367(1)nm(SSM).结构中,SbO6八面体与MO4(M=Co,Mn)四面体共顶点连接,Sb5+-M2+(M=Co,Mn)离子表现为ctn即C3N4型的拓扑结构.拓扑结构中,Sb5+为三连接,过渡金属离子M2+(M=Co,Mn)为四连接.Sb5+离子的拓扑结构为体心立方,而M2+(M=Co,Mn)分布呈类风扇状,相互连接形成thp型拓扑结构(即Th3P4中Th原子之间连接关系).过渡金属离子的分布与化合物表现出的磁性质密切相关,Co2+(Mn2+)间存在反铁磁相互作用.Sr6Sb4Co3O14(OH)10在低温下表现出反铁磁倾斜有序.Sr6Sb4Co3O14(OH)10和Sr6Sb4Mn3O14(OH)10在高温下发生分解,产物主相为双钙钛矿Sr2(Sb,M)2O6(M=Co,Mn).     

The satellite-shaped Co-15 Polyoxotungstate, [Co6(H2O)30{Co9Cl2(OH)3(H2O)9(beta-SiW8O31)3}]5-

The 15-cobalt-substituted polyoxotungstate [Co(6)(H(2)O)(30){Co(9)Cl(2)(OH)(3)(H(2)O)(9)(beta-SiW(8)O(31))(3)}](5-) (1) has been characterized by single-crystal XRD, elemental analysis, IR, electrochemistry, magnetic measurements, and EPR. Single-crystal X-ray analysis was carried out on Na(5)[Co(6)(H(2)O)(30){Co(9)Cl(2)(OH)(3)(H(2)O)(9)(beta-SiW(8)O(31))(3)}].37H(2)O, which crystallizes in the hexagonal system, space group P6(3)/m, with a = 19.8754(17) A, b = 19.8754(17) A, c = 22.344(4) A, alpha= 90 degrees, beta = 90 degrees, gamma = 120 degrees, and Z = 2. The trimeric polyanion 1 has a core of nine Co(II) ions encapsulated by three unprecedented (beta-SiW(8)O(31)) fragments and two Cl(-) ligands. This central assembly {Co(9)Cl(2)(OH)(3)(H(2)O)(9)(beta-SiW(8)O(31))(3)}(17-) is surrounded by six antenna-like Co(II)(H(2)O)(5) groups resulting in the satellite-like structure 1. Synthesis of 1 is accomplished in a simple one-pot procedure by interaction of Co(II) ions with [gamma-SiW(10)O(36)](8-) in aqueous, acidic NaCl medium (pH 5.4). Polyanion 1 was studied by cyclic voltammetry as a function of pH. The current intensity of its Co(II) centers was compared with that of free Co(II) in solution. Our results suggest that 1 keeps its integrity in solution. Magnetic susceptibility results show the presence of both antiferro- and ferromagnetic coupling within the (Co(II))(9) core. A fully anisotropic Ising model has been employed to describe the exchange-coupling and yields g = 2.42 +/- 0.01, J(1) = 17.0 +/- 1.5 cm(-1), and J(2) = -13 +/- 1 cm(-(1). Variable frequency EPR studies reveal an anisotropic Kramer's doublet.     

二次锂电池正极材料Li_xNi_（0．3）Co_（0．7）O_2的XPS与XRD

结果表明，ＬｉｘＮｉ０．３Ｃｏ０．７Ｏ２具有六方晶系Ｒ３－ｍ空间群结构。当Ｘ＝１，０．３１５时，其晶胞参数分别为ａ＝２．８２６ｎｍ，ｃ＝１４．１３０ｎｍ和ａ＝０．２８０８ｎｍ，ｃ＝１．４２５３ｎｍ；ＭＯ６（Ｍ＝Ｎｉ，Ｃｏ）八面体中Ｍ－Ｏ平均距离分别为０．１９４１ｎｍ和０．１９３３ｎｍ。ＸＰＳ分析结果表明ＬＩｘＮｉ０．３ＣＯ０．７Ｏ２表面存在Ｌｉ２Ｏ，同时探讨了其中过渡金属离子的３ｄ电子结构变化。     

Synthesis of highly ordered mesoporous crystalline WS(2) and MoS(2) via a high-temperature reductive sulfuration route

A high-temperature reductive sulfuration method is demonstrated to synthesize highly ordered mesoporous metal sulfide crystallites by using mesoporous silica as hard templates. H2S gas is utilized as a sulfuration agent to in situ convert phosphotungstic acid H3PW12O40.6H2O to hexagonal WS2 crystallites in the silica nanochannels at 600 degrees C. Upon etching silica, mesoporous, layered WS2 nanocrystal arrays are produced with a yield as high as 96 wt %. XRD, nitrogen sorption, SEM, and TEM results reveal that the WS2 products replicated from the mesoporous silica SBA-15 hard template possess highly ordered hexagonal mesostructure (space group, p6mm) and rodlike morphology, analogous to the mother template. The S-W-S trilayers of the WS2 nanocrystals are partially oriented, parallel to the mesochannels of the SBA-15 template. This orientation is related with the reduction of the high-energy layer edges in layered metal dichalcogenides and the confinement in anisotropic nanochannels. The mesostructure can be 3-D cubic bicontinuous if KIT-6 (Iad) is used as a hard template. Mesoporous WS2 replicas have large surface areas (105-120 m2/g), pore volumes ( approximately 0.20 cm3/g), and narrow pore size distributions ( approximately 4.8 nm). By one-step nanocasting with the H3PMo12O40.6H2O (PMA) precursor into the mesochannels of SBA-15 or KIT-6 hard template, highly ordered mesoporous MoS2 layered crystallites with the 2-D hexagonal (p6mm) and 3-D bicontinuous cubic (Iad) structures can also be prepared via this high-temperature reductive sulfuration route. When the loading amount of PMA precursor is low, multiwalled MoS2 nanotubes with 5-7 nm in diameter can be obtained. The high-temperature reductive sulfuration method is a general strategy and can be extended to synthesize mesoporous CdS crystals and other metal sulfides.     

近二维结构的六边形金属镍纳米片的水热合成

片状二维镍纳米材料具有较高的形状各异性,在催化、磁记录以及生物探测方面具有重要的应用价值,因此寻找一种简单,成本低的方法制备表面无活性剂的片状镍纳米材料显得尤为重要。在没有有机表面活性剂和形貌控制剂的条件下,在氟掺杂氧化铟锡(FTO)导电玻璃表面,通过水热制备得到金属镍纳米薄片。系统地研究了反应条件对产物形貌的影响,发现镍源、氢氧化钠、氨水的浓度以及反应温度对纳米镍的形貌有较大的影响。只有在合适的氨水和氢氧化钠浓度共同存在下,才能获得具有较大的特征长度以及较薄的近二维结构的六边形镍金属钠米薄片。经过条件优化,制备得到的厚度约为10 nm,横向特征长度超过1μm金属镍纳米薄片。经过分析认为,体系的p H值及温度影响了反应速度,最终导致产物的形貌受到影响,在p H值约为10的条件下,氨水对镍离子的络合作用对镍纳米薄片的二维生长具有一定的促进作用。     

Mild-temperature Synthesis of Covellite Copper Sulfide Hexagonal Nanoplatelets via the Hydrothermal Route

Covellite CuS hexagonal nanoplatelets were prepared by a simple hydrothermal process at mild temperature, using sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate （SDBS） as an assisting reagent. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. An energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer （EDS） was used to analyze the elementary compositions of the intermediate products. A possible formation mechanism of hexagonal nanoplatelets is discussed, using TEM observations.     

Synthesis and Characterization of β‐Co(OH)2, CuO and ZnO Nanostructures by Solvothermal Method without Any Additive

β‐Co(OH)₂, CuO and ZnO nanostructures with plate‐like, particle‐like and flower‐like morphologies were prepared through the use of simple solvothermal method using of melt salt and 1,10‐phenanthroline as complexing agent and sodium hydroxide. β‐Co(OH)₂ consisted of a plate‐like structure, and the nanoplates size was about 29 nm. The structure was comprised of regular sheets which were assembled together. Furthermore, the as‐obtained β‐Co(OH)₂ nanoplates can be easily converted into Co₃O₄ nanoplates by calcining in air at 500 °C for 2 h. The results indicate that ZnO powder is of hexagonal wurtzite structure and well crystallized with high purity. CuO powder is pure monoclinic‐structured crystalline. The products were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectra. Possible formation mechanism of the nanostructures is proposed.     

简捷水热前驱物技术制备钛酸钡纳米棒与纳米球

A facile synthesis route has been developed to prepare barium titanate nanoparitcles via a low temperature (120 ℃) hydrothermal decomposition of single-source metal-organic precursor. A mixture of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) and distilled water was used as reaction media, and Barium titanium ethyl-hexano- isoproxide [BaTi(O₂CC₇H₁₅)(OC₃H₇)₅] was used as precursor. The architecture of products can be selectively controlled from nanorods to nanospheres by adjusting the precursor′s concentration in the reaction system. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated that the products were in cubic phase. Transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) observation showed that the nanospheres were 30～50 nm in diameter, and the nanorods were 5～10 nm in diameter and 100～600 nm in length, respectively. Phase transformation behavior of the as-prepared products was also investigated.     

Magnetite nanoparticles with tunable gold or silver shell

Fe3O4 nanoparticles with size approximately 13 nm have been prepared successfully in aqueous micellar medium at approximately 80 degrees C. To make Fe3O4 nanoparticles resistant to surface poisoning a new route is developed for coating Fe3O4 nanoparticles with noble metals such as gold or silver as shell. The shell thickness of the core-shell particles becomes tunable through the adjustment of the ratio of the constituents. Thus, the route yields well-defined core-shell structures of size from 18 to 30 nm with varying proportion of Fe3O4 to the noble metal precursor salts. These magnetic nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), FTIR, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Raman and temperature-dependent magnetic studies.     

Co-ligand-directed structural and magnetic diversities in an anisotropic Co(II)-triazolate system

Three novel 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole (Hdatrz)-based Co(II) coordination complexes, [Co(Hdatrz)(0.5)(H(2)O)(2)(btec)(0.5)](n) (1), {[Co(Hdatrz)(Hbtc)]·H(2)O}(n) (2) and [Co(2)(datrz)(2)(nb)(2)](n) (3) (H(4)btec = 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid, H(3)btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid and Hnb = 4-nitrobenzoic acid), were synthesized by incorporating different carboxylate-containing co-ligands and then were structurally and magnetically characterized. Complex 1 is a 3D pillared-layer framework with corrugated Co(II)-btec(4-) layers supported by neutral μ(2)-N1, N4-Hdatrz ligands. In contrast, the other two complexes are chiral (4, 4)- and racemic (4, 8(2))-topological layers with asymmetric μ(2)-N1, N4-Hdatrz-bridged helical chains extended by bis-monodentate Hbtc(2-) ligands for 2 and with a μ(3)-N1, N2, N4-datrz((-)) aggregated Shastry-Sutherland magnetic layer for 3. More interestingly, different magnetic phenomena with a field-induced metamagnetic transition from antiferromagnetic ordering to a ferromagnetic state for 1, spin-canted antiferromagnetism with a T(N) lower than 2.0 K for 2, as well as the coexistence of spin frustration and spin-flop transitions for 3 were observed, which, significantly, are governed by the local low-dimensional magnetic motifs mediated by the carboxylate and/or triazolate heterobridges in the anisotropic Co(II)-triazolate system.     

Co3O4纳米催化剂催化CO的形貌效应：合成过程和催化活性

通过催化剂将CO转化为无毒气体仍然是目前减少CO污染的主要手段.随着纳米技术的快速发展,纳米催化剂因其在催化反应中呈现出的独特结构效应（如形貌效应、尺寸效应等）而受到人们的广泛关注.已有大量研究表明,纳米Co3O4作为一种非贵金属氧化物催化剂具有强烈的催化形貌效应,展现出优异的CO低温催化活性.因此,通过合理的设计来调控催化剂粒子的形貌,从而进一步改善催化剂的性能已成为近年来催化剂领域的重要研究方向.对于Co3O4纳米催化剂的可控制备,水热法具有反应温和、操作简便和产品形貌易控等特点.早期的研究主要围绕于Co3O4形貌的可控合成以及不同形貌Co3O4催化剂对其催化活性产生的影响,较少有对其形貌形成机制的报道.特别是在水热反应中,系统研究各反应参数对催化剂各异形貌的形成影响鲜有报道.
　　本文在前人的研究基础上,重点研究了水热反应过程中各主要反应参数对产品形貌控制的影响,绘制了一副不同形貌Co3O4材料的合成过程图,并研究了Co3O4纳米催化剂催化CO氧化的形貌效应.通过水热法先成功合成了三种不同形貌(纳米棒、纳米片和纳米立方)的碱式碳酸钴纳米粒子,然后将其焙烧得到了Co3O4纳米粒子.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM), X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD),程序升温还原(H2-TPR和CO-TPR),氮气吸附-脱附比表面积测试(BET),氧气程序升温脱附(O2-TPD), X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等表征手段研究了不同反应参数对纳米碱式碳酸钴前驱体形貌形成的作用和各异形貌Co3O4纳米粒子在催化CO氧化反应中催化性能的差异及原因.
　　结果表明, Co3O4较好地继承了碱式碳酸钴的形貌,在较低温度条件下(≤140°C),钴源(CoCl2或Co(NO3)2)是影响前驱体形貌的关键因素,反应时间只对粒子的尺寸产生较大影响.低温下, CoCl2作为钴源易诱导生产纳米棒状碱式碳酸钴,而Co(NO3)2则有利于纳米片状生成.当温度高于140°C后,无论何种钴源,最终均制得纳米立方体.表面活性剂CTAB对前驱体的均一性和粒子的分散性产生重要影响,加入CTAB后得到的产品尺寸更均一,形貌更加规整.对比于其他两种形貌的样品, Co3O4纳米片显示出更好的CO催化氧化活性.
　　 XPS结果表明,各形貌Co3O4纳米材料的表面组成存在明显差异,活性物种Co3+含量的不同是影响催化活性差异的重要原因. Co3O4纳米片具有更多的Co3+活性位,立方纳米Co3O4表面吸附氧含量较高, Co3O4纳米棒则暴露出相对更多的Co2+.因此,在三种形貌催化剂上CO氧化反应中, Co3O4纳米片表现出最优的催化活性,纳米立方次之,而纳米棒最差. H2-TPR, CO-TPR和O2-TPD等结果也表明, Co3O4纳米片拥有更强的还原性能和脱附氧能力,其次是纳米立方Co3O4.这与XPS结果一致,证实了不同形貌Co3O4纳米催化剂上暴露活性位的数量和表面氧物种的不同是造成彼此间催化CO氧化活性差异的重要原因.此外,通过稳定性测试发现Co3O4纳米片具有较高的催化稳定性,在水蒸气存在的情况下Co3O4纳米片逐渐失活,但随后在干燥条件下其催化活性又逐渐得到恢复.     

Two stage magnetic ordering and spin idle behavior of the coordination polymer Co3(OH)2(C4O4)2·3H2O determined using neutron diffraction

We report the magnetic structure of two of the magnetically ordered phases of Co(3)(OH)(2)(C(4)O(4))(2)·3H(2)O, a coordination polymer that consists of a triangular framework decorated with anisotropic Co(II) ions. The combination of neutron diffraction experiments and magnetic susceptibility data allows us to identify one phase as displaying spin idle behavior, where only a fraction of the moments order at intermediate temperatures, while at the lowest temperatures the system orders fully. This novel magnetic behavior is discussed within the framework of a simple Hamiltonian and representational analysis and rationalizes this multiphase behavior by considering the combination of frustration and anisotropy.     

Mixed-valent cobalt spin clusters: a hexanuclear complex and a one-dimensional coordination polymer comprised of alternating hepta- and mononuclear fragments

Reactions between Co(OAc)2 and 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (ampdH2) afford a hexanuclear complex [Co6(H2O)(MeOH)(OAc)6(ampd)4] (1) and a one-dimensional coordination polymer comprised of discrete heptanuclear complexes covalently bound to mononuclear Co centers [Co8(H2O)2(OAc)7(ampd)6]n (2). While 1 is obtained under ambient reaction conditions, the formation of 2 requires solvothermal methods. Both products have been characterized crystallographically and found to be mixed-valent, containing divalent and trivalent Co centers. Down to 30 K, the variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility data of 1 and 2 are dominated by the single-ion properties of high-spin Co(II) centers with distorted-octahedral coordination geometries. Below this temperature, the effect of intramolecular ferromagnetic exchange interactions becomes apparent. The ferromagnetic coupling in 1 has been analyzed in terms of an anisotropic exchange model, and inelastic neutron scattering data are consistent with the proposed model. Although the structure of 2 precludes a quantitative interpretation, the magnetic data suggest ferromagnetic exchange within the heptanuclear unit and negligible interactions along the chain between the hepta- and mononuclear fragments.     

Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Co3O4 Nanoflowers

Co3O4 nanoflowers were prepared through a sequential process of a hydrothermal reaction and heat treatment. The as-synthesized products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and infrared spectrum. These nanoflowers consist of numerous Co3O4 nanofibers, which have diameters of 20-40 nm, and lengths ranging from 100 nm to 500 nm. They have pore structures and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of ?34.61 m2/g. The temperature dependence curves of magnetization in zero-field-cooled conditions and field-cooled indicate mainly antiferromagnetism and weak ferromagnetism of Co3O4 nanoflowers at blocking temperature of ?34 K respectively.