title: Sonochemical synthesis of cobalt aluminate nanoparticles under various preparation parameters.
abstract: Cobalt aluminate (CoAl(2)O(4)) nanoparticles were synthesized using a precursor method with the aid of ultrasound irradiation under various preparation parameters. The effects of the preparation parameters, such as the sonochemical reaction time and temperature, precipitation agents, calcination temperature and time on the formation of CoAl(2)O(4) were investigated. The precursor on heating yields nanosized CoAl(2)O(4) particles and both these nanoparticles and the precursor were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The use of ultrasound irradiation during the homogeneous precipitation of the precursor reduces the duration of the precipitation reaction. The mechanism of the formation of cobalt aluminate was investigated by means of Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and EDX (energy dispersive X-ray). The thermal decomposition process and kinetics of the precursor of nanosized CoAl(2)O(4) were investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry (TG). The apparent activation energy (E) and the pre-exponential constant (A) were 304.26 kJ/mol and 6.441 x 10(14)s(-1), respectively. Specific surface area was investigated by means of Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) surface area measurements.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China. weizhonglv@163.com
authors.forename: Weizhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shaohui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhongkuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013010:Sonication
chemical_list: D003035:Cobalt; D000537:Aluminum Oxide