Issue 45, 2011

Amorphous tunable-size Co–B magnetic nanoparticles from the cobalt-catalyzed NaBH4 hydrolysis

Abstract

The cobalt-catalyzed hydrolysis of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) has become an attractive process in view of the possibilities of using the hydride for hydrogen storage material and also for the production of amorphous and tunable-size magnetic nanoparticles. This process in which the metallic catalyst transforms into a Co- and B-based magnetic by-product when in contact with NaBH4 has been modified in order to control the mechanism of formation, tune the final size and study the particular magnetic behavior of the Co–B alloy nanoparticles provided.

Graphical abstract: Amorphous tunable-size Co–B magnetic nanoparticles from the cobalt-catalyzed NaBH4 hydrolysis

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Jun 2011
Accepted
06 Sep 2011
First published
04 Oct 2011

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 20146-20154

Amorphous tunable-size Co–B magnetic nanoparticles from the cobalt-catalyzed NaBH4 hydrolysis

A. B. Dávila-Ibáñez, J. L. Legido-Soto, J. Rivas and V. Salgueirino, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 20146 DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21988J

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