The synthesis of nano- structured cobalt through a controlled chemical process followed by heat treating at various temperatures is studied. The product is characterized by ICP, XRD, FESEM , and TEM, indicating that the as- synthesized particles have an amorphous structure with 1.76 for Co/B ratio, an average size of 50 nm. The transformation of intermediate phases into single phase nano- cryst...

Substrate initiated assembly of a dynamic chemical network.

Lithium disilicate nano-powders were synthesized via a mild condition hydrothermal reaction at 180 ºC for 48 and 72 h with a non stoichiometric1:2 Li:Si molar ratio in NaOH aqueous solution using Li2CO3 and SiO2.H2O as raw materials. The synthesized materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) technique and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The XRD data showed t...