Green synthesis of Co3O4 nanoparticles and their applications in thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate and dye-sensitized solar cells

J. K. Sharma; Pratibha Srivastava; Gurdip Singh; M. Shaheer Akhtar; S. Ameen

doi:10.1016/j.mseb.2014.12.012

Green synthesis of Co₃O₄ nanoparticles and their applications in thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate and dye-sensitized solar cells

J. K. Sharma
, Pratibha Srivastava^*
, Gurdip Singh
, M. Shaheer Akhtar
, S. Ameen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University India

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Abstract

In this paper, we report on the green synthesis of cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co₃O₄ NPs) using leaves extract of plant Calotropis gigantea and characterize by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The green synthesized Co₃O₄ NPs showed excellent catalytic effect on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) and burning rate of composite solid propellants (CSPs). Kinetics of slow and rapid thermal decomposition has been investigated by isoconversional and ignition delay methods, respectively. Moreover, the electrocatalytic performance of green synthesized Co₃O₄ NPs in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) has also been evaluated. The cyclic voltametry measurement shows good electrocatalytic activity of Co₃O₄ NPs toward the reduction of I₃^- to I^- ions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-188
Number of pages	8
Journal	Materials Science and Engineering: B
Volume	193
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2014.12.012
State	Published - 2015.07.1

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Keywords

Ammonium perchlorate
Burning rate catalyst
Composite solid propellant
DSSC
Green synthesis

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Materials Science
Engineering - Mechanical
Physics & Astronomy

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