Chemistry Letters, Vol.38, No.11, 1050-1051, 2009
Synthesis of Ordered Macroporous Co3O4 Microspheres via an Easy Melt Infiltration Route
Uniform Co3O4 microspheres with ordered macroporous structure were synthesized via an easy melt infiltration method. Colloidal silica crystal was used as a hard template and Co-(NO3)(2)center dot 6H(2)O as the precursor. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. A formation mechanism was also proposed.