Submicrometer-sized NiO octahedra: facile one-pot solid synthesis, formation mechanism, and chemical conversion into Ni octahedra with excellent microwave-absorbing properties
- 4 July 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry
- Vol. 22 (34), 17494-17504
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm31790g
Abstract
A facile template-free and one-pot thermal decomposition approach was used for the mass preparation of submicrometer-sized NiO octahedra. Ni octahedra with tailored crystallization and texture characteristics are easily achieved through H2-annealing of NiO octahedra at various temperatures. The good morphology retention of Ni octahedra is due to the principle of minimum surface free energy as well as the similar crystallographic system to that of NiO. Studies on static magnetic and microwave electromagnetic properties reveal the relationships among the reactivity, shape, and resultant properties of the nanomaterials. Because of their high BET specific surface area and favorable crystal size, porous Ni octahedra produced at 300 °C exhibit excellent matching and absorbing properties with a minimum RL value of −37.93 dB at 12.80 GHz and 11.60 GHz bandwidth (below −20 dB). Thus the Ni octahedra described here are believed to have a wide range of applications, including catalysis, electromagnetic shielding, and absorption.Keywords
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