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    Magnetic and Electrocatalytic Properties of Nanoscale Cobalt Boride, Co3B
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    • Anne-Marie Zieschang
      Anne-Marie Zieschang
      Eduard-Zintl-Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 12, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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    • Joshua D. Bocarsly
      Joshua D. Bocarsly
      Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Materials Department, and Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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    • Jona Schuch
      Jona Schuch
      Institute of Materials Science (Surface Science Division), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Jovanka-Bontschits-Str. 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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    • Christina V. Reichel
      Christina V. Reichel
      Eduard-Zintl-Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 12, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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    • Bernhard Kaiser
      Bernhard Kaiser
      Institute of Materials Science (Surface Science Division), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Jovanka-Bontschits-Str. 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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    • Wolfram Jaegermann
      Wolfram Jaegermann
      Institute of Materials Science (Surface Science Division), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Jovanka-Bontschits-Str. 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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    • Ram Seshadri*
      Ram Seshadri
      Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Materials Department, and Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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    • Barbara Albert*
      Barbara Albert
      Eduard-Zintl-Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 12, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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    The use of low-temperature solution synthesis followed by a brief annealing step allows metastable single-phase Co3B nanoparticles to be obtained, with sizes ranging from 11 to 22 nm. The particles are ferromagnetic with a saturation magnetization of 91 A m2 kg–1 (corresponding to 1.02 μB/Co) and a coercive field of 0.14 T at 5 K, retaining the semihard magnetic properties of bulk Co3B. They display a magnetic blocking temperature of 695 K and a Curie temperature near 710 K, but the measurement of these high-temperature properties was complicated by decomposition of the particles during heating in the magnetometer. Additionally, the nanoparticles of Co3B were investigated as an electrocatalyst in the oxygen evolution reaction and showed a low onset potential of 1.55 V vs RHE. XPS measurements were performed before and after the electrocatalytic measurements to study the surface of the catalyst, to pinpoint what appear to be the active surface species.

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    • Particle size distribution of Co3B after annealing at 773 K, effect of annealing temperature on the composition of the cobalt boride samples, room temperature M(H) after heating to 773 K, evaluation of air stability of Co3B nanoparticles, electrochemical conditioning of the Co3B nanoparticles, XPS survey spectra, comparison of the catalytic activity of different metal borides for the OER, and crystallographic information file data of the refined Co3B structure (PDF)

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