Morphology-Dependent Structural Evolution of Co3O4 from Co-ZIFs during Thermal Decomposition

Key Points

• The central aim is to understand how Co3O4 evolves structurally from cobalt zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (Co-ZIFs) during thermal decomposition.
• Investigated the thermal decomposition of Co-ZIFs
• Analyzed resulting Co3O4 morphology
• Examined the structural changes throughout the process
• Demonstrated specific morphology changes during thermal treatments
• Revealed correlation between ZIF structure and resultant Co3O4 properties