Facile Preparation of Co₃O₄ Nanoflower through Forced Hydrolysis

Abstract:

One of the interesting structures in nanoCo₃O₄'s preparation that have been reported fairly recent is the flower-like structure often referred as nanoflower. Several interesting applications involving Co₃O₄ nanoflower have also been reported. This paper present a facile approach to prepare Co₃O₄ nanoflower using one step forced hydrolysis technique using cobalt chloride hexahydrate as starting material as opposed to the standard two steps hydrothermal technique. The produced nanoscale Co₃O₄ is in agglomerate of nanorods producing a dandelion-like flower structure. The prepared Co₃O₄ is in hydrated and amorphous forms with a surface area of 62 m²/g and average pore size of 12 nm.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 699)
• Pages: 181-185
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.699.181
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: Nor Irwin Basir*, Sharif Zein Sharif Hussein, Ahmad Abdul Latif, Miskam Muhamad Azman
• Keywords: Cobalt Oxide, Forced Hydrolysis, Nanoflower

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