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Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Published in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research 3/2011

01-03-2011 | Research Paper

Synthesis and electrocatalytic activities of Co3O4 nanocubes

Authors: Xu Chun Song, Xia Wang, Yi Fan Zheng, Rong Ma, Hao Yong Yin

Published in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research | Issue 3/2011

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Abstract

In this article, a hydrothermal method was developed to synthesize Co3O4 nanocubes using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as oxidant, Co(NO3)2·6H2O as a cobalt source. The products are characterized in detail by multiform techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that the obtained products are Co3O4 nanocubes with size ranging between 20 and 40 nm. The effects of the hydrogen peroxide concentration on the size of the products have been studied. The electrocatalytic activities of H2O2 reduction on Co3O4 nanocubes in phosphate buffer were also evaluated.
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Metadata
Title
Synthesis and electrocatalytic activities of Co3O4 nanocubes
Authors
Xu Chun Song
Xia Wang
Yi Fan Zheng
Rong Ma
Hao Yong Yin
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Nanoparticle Research / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1388-0764
Electronic ISSN: 1572-896X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-010-0127-8

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