Structural, electrical and optical properties of Co3O4 nanoparticles

• Published in: Superlattices and microstructures Vol. 64; pp. 107 - 117
• Main Authors: Makhlouf, Salah A., Bakr, Zinab H., Aly, Kamal I., Moustafa, M.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Cobalt oxide; Doppler effect; Electrical conductivity; Electrical resistivity; Nanoparticles; Optical properties; Resistivity; Superlattices; Temperature dependence; Nanoparticles; Cobalt oxide; Electrical conductivity; Optical properties

•Co3O4 nanoparticles have been prepared by chemical precipitation method.•The XRD particle sizes are in a good agreement with those obtained by TEM.•The particles size and porosity depend on the calcination temperature.•Electrical measurements were done in a wide temperature range as functions of pa...