Synthesis and characterization of cobalt oxide nanoparticles by thermal treatment process |
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Authors: | Masoud Salavati-Niasari Afsaneh Khansari |
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Affiliation: | a Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, Kashan, P.O. Box 87317-51167, Islamic Republic of Iran b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kashan, Kashan, P.O. Box 87317-51167, Islamic Republic of Iran c Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, P.O. Box 413354-1914, Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Abstract: | The simple preparation of Co3O4 nanoparticles from a solid organometallic molecular precursor N-N′-bis(salicylaldehyde)-1,2-phenylenediimino cobalt(II); Co(salophen) has been achieved via two simple steps: firstly, the Co(salophen) precursor was precipitated from the reaction of cobalt(II) acetate and N-N′-bis(salicylaldehyde)-1,2-phenylenediimino; H2salophen; in propanol under nitrogen condition; then, cubic phase Co3O4 nanoparticles with the size of mostly 30-50 nm could be produced by thermal treatment of the Co(salophen) in air at 773 K for 5 h. The as-synthesized products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). These results confirm that the resulting oxide was pure single-crystalline Co3O4 nanoparticles. The optical property test indicates that the absorption peak of the nanoparticles shifts towards short wavelength, and the blue shift phenomenon might be ascribed to the quantum effect. The hysteresis loops of the obtained samples reveal the ferromagnetic behaviors the enhanced coercivity (Hc) and decreased saturation magnetization (Ms) in contrast to their respective bulk materials. |
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Keywords: | Co3O4 Thermal treatment synthesis Nanomaterials Magnetic materials |
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