Crystal Growth & Design · 2007 · 189 citations · 34 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceInorganic ChemistryNanomaterialsNanotechnologyElectrode MaterialsInorganic NanoparticlesMetal Oxide NanomaterialsMetal OxidesNanomaterial CharacterizationSelf-assembly Of NanomaterialsHydrothermal ProcessingMetal Oxide NanosheetsNanostructured Electrode MaterialsNanostructured ElectrodesNickel Oxide NanomaterialsNickel OxidesThermal DecompositionThermal Decomposition Reactions
β-Ni(OH) 2 carnationlike structures assembled from nanosheet building blocks were successfully synthesized via a hydrothermal method through the hydrolysis of nickel acetate in mixed solvents of water and glycerol. NiO carnations assembled from nanosheets with nanopores were obtained by thermal decomposition of the as-synthesized carnationlike β-Ni(OH) 2 at 400 °C for 2 h in air. The as-obtained β-Ni(OH) 2 carnations showed a different cyclic voltammogram (CV) curve from that of β-Ni(OH) 2 nanosheets.
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