Nanocomposites of \alpha-hydroxides of nickel and cobalt by delamination and co-stacking: Enhanced stability of \alpha-motifs in alkaline medium and electrochemical behaviour

Nethravathi, C and Ravishankar, N and Shivakumara, C and Rajamathi, Michael (2007) Nanocomposites of \alpha-hydroxides of nickel and cobalt by delamination and co-stacking: Enhanced stability of \alpha-motifs in alkaline medium and electrochemical behaviour. In: Journal of Power Sources, 172 (2). pp. 970-974.

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Abstract

Dodecylsulfate-intercalated \alpha-hydroxides of nickel and cobalt delaminate to give colloidal dispersions in 1-butanol. When these colloidal dispersions are mixed in different proportions and evaporated, composites are obtained and these consist of a random stacking of layers from the two hydroxides. The surfactant anion of these composites can be exchanged with nitrate ions and the resultant nitrate-intercalated composites are very stable in alkaline medium and show a high reversible charge capacity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Power Sources
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	Nickel hydroxide;Alkaline batteries;Delamination;Layered composites;Nanocomposites.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2008
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:47
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/14961

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