Gamma-radiolysis-assisted cobalt oxide nanoparticle formation.
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The formation of Co(3)O(4) nano-scale colloid particles by gamma irradiation of CoSO(4) solutions was investigated. Solutions of 0.2-0.3 mM CoSO(4) at pH 6.0 and 10.6 (air-saturated and Ar-purged) were irradiated at an absorbed dose rate of 5.5 kGy h(-1). The resulting concentrations of H(2), H(2)O(2), Co(II) and Co(III) species in solution and the chemical composition and sizes of particles that were formed were measured as a function of irradiation time. Particle formation was observed only for initially air-saturated CoSO(4) solutions at pH 10.6. Analysis of the particle formation as a function of irradiation time shows that the particles evolve from Co(OH)(2) to CoOOH and then to Co(3)O(4). The radiolytic oxidation of Co(II) to Co(III) was completed in 100 min and the chemical composition of the final particles was identified as Co(3)O(4) by XPS, Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show the final particles are approximately uniform in size, ranging from 8 to 20 nm. A mechanism is proposed to explain the particle formation. A key factor is the low solubility of Co(OH)(2) in air-saturated solutions at high pH. This mechanism for particle formation is compared with the mechanism previously reported for the radiolytic formation of γ-FeOOH nanoparticles.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
دوره 15 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013