The formation of amorphous cobalt phosphate with color of blueish violet (
Pe; 56.1%,
Y; 9.4%, λd; 456.0 nm) was observed at the initial stage of the liquid reaction at 3°C in CoSO
4-Na
2 HPO
4-H
2O system, and the synthetic process of the precipitate, its thermal change and color change on heating were investigated.
The morphology of amorphous cobalt phosphate was spherical aggregate of fine particles with a diameter of
ca.100 nm and specific surface area in the range of 50-70m
2/g. Amorphous cobalt phosphate dehydrated gradually about 20 weight % in total with heating up to approximately 600°C, and crystallized to Co
3 (PO
4)
2 with heating at 645°C. It is concluded that the water molecules in amorphous cobalt phosphate is water of crystalline being similar to a free water without coordinated to Co
2+ ion because its dehydration reaction begin at low temperature of about 40°C and no its color change by heating. The chemical formula was considered to CO
3 (PO
4)
2 · nH
2O as a precursor of CO
3 (PO
4)
2 · 8H
2O, from results of that amorphous cobalt phosphate changed to CO
3 (PO
4)
2·8H
2O by suspending in mother liquer and its thermal change. The color of fine particles of Co
3 (PO
4)
2 obtained by heating amorphous cobalt phosphate in air at 800°C was blueish purple (Pe; 10.0%, Y; 18.2%, λc; 560.0nm) in color, though the color changed to deep purple (
Pe; 15.8%,
Y; 19.8%, λc; 555.1nm) by heating it in vapor steam.
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