title: Hierarchical hollow Co9S8 microspheres: solvothermal synthesis, magnetic, electrochemical, and electrocatalytic properties.
abstract: A simple solvothermal route in a binary solution of triethylenetetramine (TETA) and deionized water (DIW) has been used to synthesize hierarchical hollow Co(9)S(8) microspheres with high surface area (80.38 m(2) g(-1)). An appropriate volume ratio of TETA:DIW has been found to be essential for the formation of hollow Co(9)S(8) microspheres. The magnetic study indicated that the Co(9)S(8) hollow microspheres are paramagnetic at high temperature and antiferromagnetic at low temperature. The oxygen reduction reaction experiments demonstrated that the onset potential of the Co(9)S(8) sample is 0.88 V, which is comparable to the value predicted for Co(9)S(8) (0.74 V) from the theoretical simulation. The discharge capability of Co(9)S(8) hollow microspheres as cathode materials for lithium ion batteries and their electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) have been studied.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yu-Xue
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hong-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hui-Li
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Min-Rui
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Pei-Kang
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Shu-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yu