Issue 21, 2014

Crystal polymorphism: dependence of oxygen diffusion through 2D ordered Co nanocrystals

Abstract

8 nm Co nanoparticles with various crystalline structures called polymorphs were produced using different synthetic procedures, such as using reverse micelles, the thermal decomposition of organometallics approach or the hot injection process. These 8 nm Co nanoparticles differing by their crystalline structures are exposed to oxygen at elevated temperature. The fcc Co polycrystalline nanoparticles produce either Co–CoO yolk–shell or CoO hollow structures whereas amorphous Co nanoparticles produce Co–CoO core–shell nanoparticles. Furthermore, single domains with either hcp or ε crystalline structure behave differently upon oxygen diffusion. Co–CoO nanoparticles were produced from the hcp phase while CoO hollow nanoparticles were the product for ε-phase Co nanocrystals.

Graphical abstract: Crystal polymorphism: dependence of oxygen diffusion through 2D ordered Co nanocrystals

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 11 2013
Accepted
16 12 2013
First published
18 12 2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014,16, 9791-9796

Crystal polymorphism: dependence of oxygen diffusion through 2D ordered Co nanocrystals

Z. Yang, J. Yang, J. Bergström, K. Khazen and M. Pileni, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 9791 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54656J

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