Fabrication of hollow mesoporous NiO hexagonal microspheres via hydrothermal process in ionic liquid

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2011.08.026· OSTI ID:22212359

Zhao, Jinbo ^[1]; Wu, Lili ^[1]; Zou, Ke ^[1]

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1. Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, 250061, Jinan (China)

Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Ni(OH){sub 2} precursors were synthesized in ionic liquid and water solution by hydrothermal method. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer NiO hollow microspheres were prepared by thermal treatment of Ni(OH){sub 2} precursors. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer NiO hollow microspheres were self-assembled by mesoporous cubic and hexagonal nanocrystals with high specific surface area. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer The mesoporous structure is stable at 773 K. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer The ionic liquid absorbed on the O-terminate surface of the crystals to form hydrogen bond and played key roles in determining the final shape of the NiO novel microstructure. -- Abstract: The novel NiO hexagonal hollow microspheres have been successfully prepared by annealing Ni(OH){sub 2}, which was synthesized via an ionic liquid-assisted hydrothermal method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N{sub 2} adsorption-desorption and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The results show that the hollow NiO microstructures are self-organized by mesoporous cubic and hexagonal nanocrystals. The mesoporous structure possessed good thermal stability and high specific surface area (ca. 83 m{sup 2}/g). The ionic liquid 1-butyl-3methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF{sub 4}]) was found to play a key role in controlling the morphology of NiO microstructures during the hydrothermal process. The special hollow mesoporous architectures will have potential applications in many fields, such as catalysts, absorbents, sensors, drug-delivery carriers, acoustic insulators and supercapacitors.

• OSTI ID: 22212359
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 46, Issue 12; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
FLUOROBORATES
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS
INFRARED SPECTRA
INFRARED SPECTROMETERS
LIQUIDS
MICROSPHERES
MICROSTRUCTURE
NANOSTRUCTURES
NICKEL HYDROXIDES
NICKEL OXIDES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION