Nickel hydroxide "stacks of pancakes" obtained by the coupled effect of ammonia and template agent.
The coupled effect of a homemade nickel di-dodecyl sulfate precursor and a complexing base leads to beta-Ni(OH)(2) "stack of pancakes" morphology. The mean diameter and thickness of the stacks are around 300 and 200 nm, respectively. Moreover, the amount of ammonia not only monitors crystalline structure but also the size and the shape of particles.
Coudun
Corinne
C
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, Centre d'Energétique, Laboratoire des Systèmes Colloïdaux dans les Procédés Industriels, 60 bd St-Michel, 75006 Paris, France.
Hochepied
Jean-François
JF