In this study, cobalt nanopowder is fabricated by sonochemical polyol synthesis and magnetic separation method. First, sonochemical polyol synthesis is carried out at 220oC for up to 120 minutes in diethylene glycol (C4H10O3). As a result, when sonochemical polyol synthesis is performed for 50 minutes, most of the cobalt precursor (Co(OH)2) is reduced to spherical cobalt nanopowder of approximately 100 nm. In particular, aggregation and growth of cobalt particles are effectively suppressed as compared to common polyol synthesis. Furthermore, in order to obtain finer cobalt nanopowder, magnetic separation method using magnetic property of cobalt is introduced at an early reduction stage of sonochemical polyol synthesis when cobalt and cobalt precursor coexist. Finally, spherical cobalt nanopowder having an average particle size of 22 nm is successfully separated.

본 실험에서는 투명비누를 만드는데 사용되는 폴리올의 최적 농도를 실험계획법을 이용하여 결정하였다. 짧은 사슬을 보유한 디프로필렌글리콜과 1,3 부틸렌글리콜은 비누의 투명도를 증가시켰으나 폴리에틸렌글리콜 400, 글리세린과 디글리세린은 비누를 불투명하게 하였다. 프로필렌글리콜, 디글리세린, 디프로필렌글리콜 및 폴리에틸렌글리콜의 농도를 증가시키면 비누의 경도는 증가하였다. 경도, 투명도, 물의 흡수성 및 마찰 용해도는 디프로필렌글리콜, 폴리에틸렌글리콜, 설탕과 트리에탄올아민의 농도를 조절하여 최적화할 수 있었다.

The material design and synthesis are of important to modem science and technology. Here, we report the synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials with different properties: feroelecties and multiferroic materials such as nano-composites by using a chemical synthesis process. These results provide a simple and convenient synthesis process to produce multifunctional nanocomposites.