A fast and facile method has been imposed for the preparation of NiCo2O4 nanostructures using metal nitrate as a precursor material and CTAB as a surfactant. The prepared samples were characterized by Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman and PL spectroscopy. It was found that the synthesis route proposed in this work favored the formation of NiCo2O4 spinel phase at low temperature. The surfactant CTAB was chosen to control over the nucleation, growth and agglomeration nature of observed NiCo2O4 nanocrystalline products. With the effect of surfactant, the obtained NiCo2O4 has been used for various promising potential applications. Based on the observed experimental observations and analysis, a possible microwave reaction mechanism is proposed to synthesis NiCo2O4 nanostructured materials to enrich the structural, morphological and optical properties of NiCo2O4 nanostructures.

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@article{anandhaBabuncrtam011005,
title = "Surfactant Assisted Growth and Optical Studies of NiCo2O4 Nanostructures through Microwave Heating Method ",
journal = "International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications (IJSEA)",
volume = "NCRTAM",
number = "1",
pages = "17 - 20",
year = "2013",
author = "G. AnandhaBabu, G. Ravi ,Y. Hayakawa ",
}