Synthesis of Co3O4 nanostructures using a solvothermal approach

The controlled synthesis of Co₃O₄ nanostructures with morphologies of micro-spheres, nanobelts, and nanoplates was successfully achieved by a simple solvothermal method. Various comparison experiments showed that several experimental parameters, such as the reaction temperature and the concentration of NH₃·H₂O, play important roles in the morphological control of Co₃O₄ nanostructures. A lower temperature and a lower concentration of NH₃·H₂O favor spherical products with a diameter of 1–1.5 μm, whereas a higher temperature and a higher concentration of NH₃·H₂O generally lead to the formation of nanobelts with a width of 20–150 nm. In addition, Co₃O₄ hexagonal nanoplates with an edge length of about 200–300 nm are also obtained by adding surfactant CTAB. A rational mechanism is proposed for the selective formation of various morphologies. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), and field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) were used to characterize the products.     

Mesoporous Co3O4 Nanobundle Electrocatalysts

Tailoring metal oxide nanostructures with mesoporous architectures is vital to improve their electrocatalytic performance. Herein, we demonstrate the synthesis of 2D mesoporous Co₃O₄ (meso‐Co₃O₄) nanobundles with uniform shape and size by employing a hard‐template method. In this study, the incipient wetness impregnation technique has been chosen for loading metal precursor into the silica hard template (SBA‐15). The results reveal that the concentration of a saturated precursor solution plays a vital role in mesostructured ordering, as well as the size and shape of the final meso‐Co₃O₄ product. The optimized precursor concentration allows us to synthesize ordered meso‐Co₃O₄ with four to seven nanowires in each particle. The meso‐Co₃O₄ structure exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity for both glucose and water oxidation reactions.     

Facile synthesis of Co3O4 and Ag/Co3O4 nanosheets and their electrocatalytic properties

The precursors of Co₃O₄ and Ag/Co₃O₄ composites with different Ag contents were synthesized with assistance of (NH₄)₂CO₃ via a facile hydrothermal process. The final samples were fabricated by calcining each precursor at 400 °C according to TG experiment. The as-prepared samples were identified and characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The results showed that the morphology of Co₃O₄ and Ag/Co₃O₄ composites were sheet-like. Ag nanoparticles were dispersed well in the nanosheets. The samples were used as electrocatalysts modified directly on a glassy carbon electrode for p-nitrophenol reduction in a basic solution. The results showed that p-nitrophenol could be reduced at a large peak current but a higher peak potential with Co₃O₄, at lower potentials with Ag/Co₃O₄ composites. Ag/Co₃O₄ composite with 3 % Ag showed more efficiently electrocatalytic activity than other composites. The present method suggested the potential application of Ag/Co₃O₄ composites in electrocatalysis.     

Efficient removal of organic pollutant by activation of persulfate with magnetic Co3O4/CoFe2O4 composite

In this study, magnetic spinel Co₃O₄/CoFe₂O₄ composite were synthesized by the mechanical mixing of both powdered pristine samples. Then the catalyst was characterized by TEM, SEM, XRD, BET, XPS and VSM measurement. Next, Co₃O₄/CoFe₂O₄ composite was applied to degrade rhodamine B (RhB) in water by activating persulfate. Results showed that Co₃O₄/CoFe₂O₄ composite exhibited high efficiency for removal of RhB, and 95.59% of it could be degraded in 45 min. Besides, the effects of parameters, such as initial pH, PS dosage, Co₃O₄/CoFe₂O₄ composite dosage, initial concentration of RhB and temperture were studied. Also, the effects of coexisting anions on RhB degradation were observed and explained. Furthermore, we conducted the quenching experiment and found that sulfate radical and hydroxyl radicals were the main active radicals in the degradation process. Finally, recycle experiments proved that Co₃O₄/CoFe₂O₄ had a good stability for RhB degradation. In short, Co₃O₄/CoFe₂O₄ composite is a promising catalyst for wastewater treatment.     

Synthesis of Hexagonal Co3O4 and Ag/Co3O4 Composite Nanosheets and their Electrocatalytic Performances

Sheet-like precursors of Co₃O₄ and Ag/Co₃O₄ composites with different Ag contents were synthesized with assistance of triethylamine via a hydrothermal process. The final samples were fabricated by calcing each precursor at 400 °C. The as-prepared samples were identified and characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The Co₃O₄ and Ag/Co₃O₄ composite samples were used as electrocatalysts modified on a glassy carbon electrode for p-nitrophenol reduction in a basic solution. The electrocatalytic results indicated that all the samples showed enhanced electrocatalytic performance for p-nitrophenol by comparing a bare glass carbon electrode, and p-nitrophenol could be reduced by Co₃O₄ at a high peak current but a rather higher peak potential but be reduced effectively by Ag/Co₃O₄ composites at lower potential. Ag/Co₃O₄ composites with 4 % Ag displayed the highest electrocatalytic activity.     

Thermodynamic properties of Co3O4 and Sr6Co5O15 from first-principles

The Gibbs energy function of Sr(6)Co(5)O(15) is calculated by first-principles for use in CALPHAD thermodynamic modeling. An efficient method is employed, using the Debye-Gru?neisen model to predict the temperature dependence of the heat capacity and entropy. The equation of state from first-principles and the Debye temperature from harmonic phonon calculations by the supercell approach are taken as input. The effect of using the GGA+U approach on the results is also reported. The properties of Co(3)O(4) are predicted with this method to compare to experiments and quasi-harmonic phonon calculations and are shown to achieve the accuracy necessary for CALPHAD modeling.     

不同沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4低温催化氧化甲醛

室内空气中低浓度甲醛严重危害人类健康,高效去除甲醛成为人们关注的课题.在各种去除甲醛的方法中,吸附法简单快速,但是存在饱和吸附量的限制;光催化降解法能够去除低浓度甲醛,却会产生一些如臭氧等二次污染物;低温催化氧化甲醛由于其高效和产物矿化完全而成为具有实际应用前景的技术.虽然贵金属负载型催化剂具有室温去除甲醛的能力,可是高昂的成本使其难以大规模应用.过渡金属氧化物因其良好的催化氧化性能和较低的成本逐渐成为研究重点.
　　近期研究发现,含钴的氧化物具有较高的催化氧化甲醛能力,同时一些碱金属如钠或钾的加入可增加催化剂表面羟基物种,从而有效促进了甲醛氧化.沉淀法具有操作简单和条件易于控制等特点,因此本文选取不同的沉淀剂(NH3·H2O, KOH, NH4HCO3, K2CO3, KHCO3)采用沉淀法制备了 Co3O4催化剂并进行了甲醛催化氧化性能测试.采用 X射线衍射(XRD)、原子吸收光谱(AAS)、氢气程序升温脱附(H2-TPD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和原位漫反射红外光谱(in suit-DRIFTS)等表征手段探讨了不同沉淀剂制备的催化剂催化甲醛氧化性能差异的原因.
　　结果显示,在以 KHCO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4催化剂(KHCO3-Co)上甲醛(100 ppm)完全氧化成 CO2的温度为90°C,明显优于其他样品.在以 NH4HCO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4表面负载2 wt%的 K2CO3后(PC/AHC-Co)具有和 KHCO3-Co相似的催化性能. XRD结果表明,各沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4均为尖晶石型,晶粒尺寸约为18nm,衍射峰位置无明显偏移说明没有其他金属离子掺杂进 Co3O4晶体.结构表征还表明,采用含碳酸根或碳酸氢根离子试剂制备的样品具有较高的比表面积、孔体积和孔径,可能是焙烧阶段碳酸钴分解产生大量 CO2形成的,而负载 K2CO3的样品各参数均大幅降低,说明表面 K2CO3填补或堵塞了部分孔结构. AAS结果表明, KHCO3-Co和 PC/AHC-Co所含 K离子浓度相近并显著高出其他沉淀剂制备样品, XPS结果也证明了这一点.这可能是由于在用 KHCO3沉淀钴离子的过程中,钾离子裹挟在沉淀物中不易被洗涤干净,并且保留在焙烧后的样品中. H2-TPR和 XPS结果显示,用 KHCO3作为沉淀剂时可以增加 Co3O4催化剂表面 Co3+/Co2+比例从而提高了氧化能力,虽然本文 PC/AHC-Co样品有着最高的 Co3+/Co2+比例,但相对较低的比表面积和孔径减少了活性中心,使得其活性与 KHCO3-Co相似.insuit-DRIFTS结果表明, NH4HCO3-Co催化剂上羟基基团在甲醛吸附阶段会被大量消耗,并有二氧亚甲基(DOM)中间物种大量生成.在氧化阶段,随着温度升高, DOM逐渐减少,而甲酸盐和碳酸氢盐物种逐渐增多,最后各物种趋近催化剂的初始状态.在 KHCO3-Co催化剂上,甲醛吸附阶段有大量 DOM和甲酸盐物种生成,而羟基基团消耗并不明显.在氧化阶段随着温度升高, DOM逐渐减少,甲酸盐逐渐增多并最后消失,整个过程并未观测到碳酸氢盐物种生成.这说明 KHCO3-Co样品在催化氧化甲醛反应中能够再生羟基基团,进而提高了催化氧化甲醛活性.
　　综上所述,以 KHCO3为沉淀剂制备的 Co3O4样品具有最佳的甲醛催化氧化性能,其在沉淀过程中样品上会残留一定量钾离子,其作用与在 Co3O4表面负载相当量的 K2CO3相似. Co3O4催化氧化甲醛活性高的主要原因是催化剂表面存在 K+和 CO32-并且具有适当的 Co3+/Co2+混合价态.     

Untersuchungen zum Thermodynamischen Verhalten von Co3O4

Investigation of the Thermodynamical Behaviour of Co₃O₄ It was measured the decomposition pressure about Co₃O₄/Co in a membran manometer as a function of temperature. The interpretation of the decomposition reaction lead to a discrepance between the measured dates and the dates for Co₃O₄, CoO and O₂, given in literature.     

Improved catalytic properties of Co3O4-impregnated La2O3/MgO over Co3O4/MgO catalyst in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A series of lanthanum oxide (La2O3—2–14 wt%)-encapsulated Co3O4/MgO catalysts and bare Co/MgO solid oxides were prepared by wetness...     

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.     

电池级Co3O4的制备与表征

电池级Co3O4;正极材料;沉淀焙烧法;表征     

液相控制沉淀法制备纳米级Co3O4微粉

报道了一种液相控制沉淀与分解制备Co₃O₄超微粉的方法.研究表明,采用液相沉淀控制技术,无需引入高分子保护剂,同样可以制备出晶粒细小、粒度分布均匀、无团聚的高质量Co₃O₄超微粉.该法工艺简单、成本低、产率高.     

Preparation of Co3O4 Nanofibers via an Electrospinning Technique

Thin PVA/cobalt acetate composite fibers were prepared by using sol-gel processing and electrospinning technique.After calcination of the above precursor fibers,Co3O4 nanofibers with a diameter of 50-150 nm could be successfully obtained.The fibers were characterized by SEM,FT-IR,WAXD,respectively.     

A Facile Preparation of the Co3O4 Villiform Nanostructure

A Co₃O₄ villiform nanostructure was prepared by the aid of the cobalt oxalate precursor and characterized with x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-vis spectrum. It is found that the villiform structure obtained consists of Co₃O₄ nanorods with diameters of 50–80 nm. Moreover, the UV-vis absorptions of the villiform Co₃O₄ show the apparent blue shifts by comparison with the bulk Co₃O₄, indicating a quantum size effect similar to the free Co₃O₄ nanoparticles.     

掺铝Co_3O_4的制备及其电容性能研究

以KOH作沉淀剂制备掺杂Al(Ⅲ)的Co3O4粉体.X射线衍射显示,掺Al的Co3O4不改变其晶型结构.循环伏安、恒流充放电等测试表明,化学掺Al后的Co3O4电极,其比容量提高,当Co(Ⅱ)与Al(Ⅲ)的摩尔比为1∶0.05时,在0~400 mV的电位区间内,5 mA/cm2电流密度下,单电极放电比容量可达518.07 F/g.     

Electrolytic Co3O4 for thin-layer anodes of lithium-ion batteries

Electrolytic (e) cobalt oxide of a spinel structure, e-Co₃O₄, is obtained from the sulfate and nitrate (aqueous, water-alcohol) solutions containing Co²⁺ with the aim of using it in thin-layer anodes of lithium-ion batteries. The physicochemical and structural properties of the synthesized compounds are examined using thermal and x-ray diffraction analyses, absorption IR spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The electrochemical characteristics of e-Co₃O₄ are determined in breadboards of lithium power sources and in the lithiumion system LiCoO₂/e-Co₃O₄.     

Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Co3O4/Graphene

Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composites were synthesized via a simple electrochemical method from graphene oxide and Co（NO3）2·6H2O as raw materials.Co3O4 nanoparticles with sizes of around 30-50 nm were distributed on the surface of graphene nanosheets confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.Electrochemical properties of Co3O4/graphene composite were tested by cyclic voltammetry,galvanostatic charge-discharge,and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.The Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composite was used as the pseudocapacitor electrode in the 2 mol/L NaOH aqueous electrolyte solution.The Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composite electrode exhibited a specific capacitance of 357 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g in a three-electrode system.72％ of capacitance was retained when the current density increased to 3 A/g.The Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide composite prepared electrodes show a high rate capability and excellent long-term stability.After 1000 cycles of charge and discharge,the capacitance is still maintained 87％ at a current density of 1 A/g,indicating that the composite is a oromising alternative electrode material used for supercapacitors.     

非均匀成核法表面包覆氧化铝的尖晶石LiMn2O4研究

采用高温固相法合成尖晶石LiMn2O4,以非均匀成核方式对其进行包覆氧化铝的表面处理.通过XRD、SEM、粒度分析等技术对表面处理前后的LiMn2O4进行表征,分析了表面处理前后LiMn2O4物理特性的变化,并结合电化学性能测试,研究了表面处理工艺对LiMn2O4电化学容量与循环性能的影响.未经表面处理的LiMn2O4在1 C倍率下初期放电容量为86.5 mA•h•g－1,50次循环充放电后容量衰减26.3％.表面包覆0.5％、1％(w)氧化铝的LiMn2O4在1 C倍率下的初期放电容量分别为96.0、80.1 mA•h•g－1,经过50次循环后,容量分别降低7.0％、5.6％.实验结果表明,表面处理后的LiMn2O4循环性能显著提高,而且随着氧化物含量的增加,循环性能增强,但放电容量降低.     

Co3O4/SiO2 nanocomposites for supercapacitor application

In this study, Co₃O₄/SiO₂ nanocomposites have been successfully synthesized by citrate–gel method by utilizing SiO₂ matrix for Co₃O₄ embedment. Spectroscopy analyses confirm the formation of high crystalline Co₃O₄ nanoparticles; meanwhile, microscopy findings reveal that the Co₃O₄ nanoparticles are embedded in SiO₂ matrix. Electrochemical properties of the Co₃O₄/SiO₂ nanocomposites were carried out using cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge–discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 5 M KOH electrolyte. The findings show that the charge storage of Co₃O₄/SiO₂ nanocomposites is mainly due to the reversible redox reaction (pseudocapacitance). The highest specific capacitance of 1,143 F g ^?1 could be achieved at a scan rate of 2.5 mV s^?1 in the potential region between 0 and 0.6 V. Furthermore, high-capacitance retention (>92 %) after 900 continuous charge–discharge tests reveals the excellent stability of the nanocomposites. It is worth noting from the EIS measurements that the nanocomposites have low ESR value of 0.33 Ω. The results manifest that Co₃O₄/SiO₂ nanocomposites are the promising electrode material for supercapacitor application.