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Title: Synthesis of flexible Co nanowires from bulk precursors
This work reports a method of producing flexible cobalt nanowires (NWs) directly from the chemical conversion of bulk precursors at room temperature. Chemical reduction of Li 6 CoCl 8 produces a nanocomposite of Co and LiCl, of which the salt is subsequently removed. The dilute concentration of Co in the precursor combined with the anisotropic crystal structure of the hcp phase leads to 1D growth in the absence of any templates or additives. The Co NWs are shown to have high saturation magnetization (130.6 emu g −1 ). Our understanding of the NW formation mechanism points to new directions of scalable nanostructure generation.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1922639
NSF-PAR ID:
10460900
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
RSC Advances
Volume:
12
Issue:
33
ISSN:
2046-2069
Page Range / eLocation ID:
21153 to 21159
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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