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Synthesis of three-dimensional hierarchical cobalt hydroxide microstructures

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α-Co(OH)2 with three-dimensional (3-D) structures was prepared by a simple hydrothermal method. It was found that the amount of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), the pH value, and the reaction time all had an important influence on the formation of this morphology. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. A possible mechanism of the formation of the 3-D microstructures of β-Co(OH)2 was proposed.

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  1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China

    XuChun Song, E. Yang & ZhiSheng Liu

  2. Department of Chemistry, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China

    Yang Zhao

  3. College of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China

    YiFan Zheng

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20873020).

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Song, X., Zhao, Y., Zheng, Y. et al. Synthesis of three-dimensional hierarchical cobalt hydroxide microstructures. Sci. China Chem. 53, 841–845 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-010-0114-z

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