Nickel hydroxide nanoflakes (Ni(OH)2-NF) were
prepared by chemical deposition and in situ exfoliation of
nickel hydroxide layers confined in the aqueous domain of
the liquid crystalline hexagonal template of Brij®78 surfactant.
Using excess of sodium borohydride as a reducing agent
generates concurrent excessive dynamic hydrogen bubbles
which exfoliated and fragmented the nickel hydroxide layers
precipitated within the soft hexagonal template. The
physicochemical characterizations of Ni(OH)2-NF by using
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