Synthesis and characterisation of NiCoP urchins. (1st December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Shuling; Guo, Jie; He, Xiaodong; Han, Xiaoli
• Is Part Of: Micro & nano letters. Volume 12:Number 12(2017)
• Page Start: 960
• Page End: 963
• Publication Date: 2017-12-01
• Subjects: nickel alloys -- cobalt alloys -- phosphorus alloys -- crystal growth from solution -- X‐ray diffraction -- scanning electron microscopy -- transmission electron microscopy -- crystal structure -- nanorods -- adsorption -- dyes; NiCoP -- size 20 nm -- size 300 nm to 500 nm -- Congo red -- Malachite green -- organic dyes -- adsorption properties -- Ostwald ripening -- nanorods -- spherical structures -- single crystal structure -- transmission electron microscopy -- scanning electron microscopy -- X‐ray diffraction -- facile solvothermal route -- urchin‐like structure; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanostructures -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2016.0594
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-0443

Abstract

Abstract : NiCoP with an urchin‐like structure was successfully synthesised by a facile solvothermal route and characterised by X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that NiCoP was a single crystal structure, composed of a large number of urchin‐like structures and few spherical structures. In addition, a few hollow urchins‐likes were observed. Moreover, many nanorods self‐assembled on the surface of the urchin‐like NiCoP, with lengths of 300–500 nm and a diameter of 20 nm. The novel NiCoP nuclei were aggregated into spherical particles that gradually grew into hollow urchin‐like structures via Ostwald ripening. In addition, NiCoP has good adsorption properties and can absorb some organic dyes, like Malachite green and Congo red.