The Role of Water for the Phase-Selective Preparation of Hexagonal and Cubic Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles

Autor: Ki Min Nam, Won Seok Seo, Joon T. Park, Jae Ha Shim, Hyunjoon Song
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 6:1575-1581
ISSN: 1861-4728
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201100031
Popis: A selective preparation and the formation mechanism of hexagonal and cubic CoO nanoparticles from the reaction of (CoA2) (acac = acetyla- cetonate) and amine have been investi- gated. CoO nanoparticles with a hexag- onal pyramidal shape were yielded under decomposition conditions with amine. Importantly, the addition of water altered the final phase to cubic and comprehensively changed the reac- tion mechanism. The average sizes of the hexagonal and cubic CoO nanopar- ticles could be controlled either by changing the amine concentration or by using different reaction tempera- tures. Detailed formation mechanisms are proposed on the basis of gas chro- matography-mass spectrometry data and color changes of the reaction mix- ture. The hexagonal CoO phase is ob- tained through two distinct pathways: solvolysis with CC bond cleavage and direct condensation by amine. On the other hand, the cubic CoO nanoparti- cles were synthesized by strong nucleo- philic attack of hydroxide ions from water and subsequent CC bond breaking. The resulting caboxylate ligand can stabilize a cobalt hydroxide intermediate, leading to the generation of a thermodynamically stable CoO phase.
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