Surfactant-assisted synthesis of metallic cadmium, cadmium hydroxide nanostructures and their electrochemical charge storage properties. Issue 26 (14th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moorthy, Arjun; Subramaniam, Mohan Raj; Manivasagam, Thirugnasambandam G.; Kumaresan, Duraisamy
• Is Part Of: Dalton transactions. Volume 47:Issue 26(2018)
• Page Start: 8683
• Page End: 8689
• Publication Date: 2018-06-14
• Subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; 546.05
• DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00638e
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9226

Abstract

Abstract : The synthesis of Cd 0 nanoparticle sheets, their subsequent hydrolysis to Cd(OH)2 nanorice structures and their electrochemical and thermal properties are reported. Abstract : We report a simple, surfactant-assisted room temperature synthesis of metallic cadmium nanoparticle sheets and their subsequent hydrolysis to the formation of rice-shaped monoclinic cadmium hydroxide nanostructures. These new nanostructures have demonstrated 30–40 fold superior electrochemical charge storage capacity along with quantized double layer charging of metal nanoparticles as compared to the bulk cadmium.