Abstract
We used chicken egg endometrium as a template, citric acid as the chelator, and a sol – gel method to prepare nano NiO.
The preparation conditions included: temperature of 70 °C, reaction ratio [n(Ni2+): n(citric acid)] of 1:1; calcination
temperature of 500 °C; and calcination time of 2h. The resulting powder sample was tested for the size using X-ray
diffraction (XRD). SEM and TEM were used to examine the morphology. The nano NiO powder had a specific capacity of
198.1F/g. After 100 cycles, the discharge capacity was reduced to 177F/g, suggesting a electrochemical performance of the
nano NiO..
Keywords
Sol-gel preparation, Chickenegg endometrium, Nano NiO, Electrochemical performance.
Citation
YUN GAO, YING ZHAO, XIAOMIAN WANG, YI YANG, Preparation of nano nickel oxide using a biological template chicken egg endometrium and its electrochemical properties, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 9, 1-2, January-February 2015, pp.126-129 (2015).
Submitted at: Nov. 8, 2014
Accepted at: Jan. 21, 2015