Synthesis and electrocatalytic performance of atomically ordered nickel carbide (Ni3C) nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Fadil, Nor Akmal, Saravanan, Govindachetty, Ramesh, Gubbala V., Matsumoto, Futoshi, Ueda, Shigenori, Tanabe, Toyokazu, Hara, Toru, Ishihara, Shinsuke, Murakami, Hideyuki, Ariga, Katsuhiko, Abe, Hideki
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Soc Chemistry 2014
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62778/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4CC01336K

Atomically ordered nickel carbide, Ni3C, was synthesized by reduction of nickel cyclopentadienyl (NiCp2) with sodium naphthalide to form Ni clusters coordinated by Cp (Ni-Cp clusters). Ni-Cp clusters were thermally decomposed to Ni3C nanoparticles smaller than 10 nm. The Ni3C nanoparticles showed be...