Nanostructured Co3O4 materials attracted significant attention due to their exceptional electrochemical (pseudo-capacitive) properties. However, rigorous preparation conditions are needed to control the size (especially nanosize), morphology and size distribution of the products obtained by conventional methods. Herein, we describe a novel one step shape-controlled synthesis of uniform Co3O4 na...

Due to the demand of an efficient, inexpensive and scalable synthesis of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst for practical application in fuel cell, we demonstrate a facile strategy to fabricate the flexible nitrogen-doped graphene/carbon nanotube/Co3O4 (NG/CNT/Co3O4) paper catalyst. In the hydrothermal process, the in situ formation of Co3O4 nanoparticles, reduction of GO and doping of ni...

Electroreduction of CO2 into hydrocarbons could contribute to alleviating energy crisis and global warming. However, conventional electrocatalysts usually suffer from low energetic efficiency and poor durability. Herein, atomic layers for transition-metal oxides are proposed to address these problems through offering an ultralarge fraction of active sites, high electronic conductivity, and supe...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Sparse evidence suggests a possible link between exposure to airborne nanoparticles (NPs) and cardiovascular (CV) risk, perhaps through mechanisms involving oxidative stress and inflammation. We assessed the effects of TiO2 and Co3O4 NPs in human circulating angiogenic cells (CACs), which take part in vascular endothelium repair/replacement. METHODS CACs were isolated from ...

The effects of La3+ on the unfolded protein response signaling pathways were investigated in human hepatoblastoma HepG2 cells. Our data showed that La3+ could induce unfolded protein response in HepG2 cells, including a significant increase of BiP/GRP78 level, which is an important ER residential chaperone and an ER stress hallmark, in a concentration and time-dependent manner, UPR transducer I...

The electrochemical behaviour of Co3O4 with sodium is reported here. Upon cycling in the voltage window of 0.01-3.0 V, Co3O4 undergoes a conversion reaction and exhibits a reversible capacity of 447 mA h g(-1) after 50 cycles. Therefore, nanostructured Co3O4 presents feasible electrochemical sodium storage, offering possibilities to develop new anode materials for sodium-ion batteries.

Polymer-assisted deposition method has been used to fabricate self-assembled epitaxial La0.67Ca0.33MnO3:NiO and La0.67Ca0.33MnO3:Co3O4 films on LaAlO3 substrates. Compared to pulsed-laser deposition method, polymer-assisted deposition provides a simpler and lower-cost approach to self-assembled composite films with enhanced low-field magnetoresistance effect. After the addition of NiO or Co3O4,...

Spinel structured Mn3O4, Co3O4 and Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared, characterized, and tested in degradation of aqueous phenol in the presence of peroxymonosulfate. It was found that Mn3O4 and Co3O4 nanoparticles are highly effective in heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate to produce sulfate radicals for phenol degradation. The activity shows an order of Mn3O4>Co3O4>Fe3O4. Mn3O4 coul...

Nanoflowers and nanospheres of Pd4S have been prepared for the first time from a single source precursor complex, [PdCl2(PhS-CH2CH2CH2-NH2)] (), by its one pot thermolysis at 195 °C. In oleylamine, flower shaped nanoparticles of Pd4S were formed but in an oleic acid (OA) and octadecene (ODE) mixture (1 : 1) the product was nanospheres of Pd4S (size in the range ∼23-38 nm and 15-28 nm, respectiv...

In this research, Novel UV curable conductive nanocomposites containing urethane acrylate and PANi-Co3O4 nanocomposite have been prepared. At first, PANi- Co3O4 nanocomposites have been synthesized and then PUA-PANi-Co3O4 nanocomposites films were prepared by ultraviolet radiation. UV-Vis and FT-IR studies confirm that there was strong chemical interaction between PANi and Co3O4 nanoparticles, ...