“…No impurity peaks were detected, indicating the high purity of the synthesized inorganic products. The mean particle size of the synthesized nanoparticles in the composite films was about 9.6, 10.3, 11.5, 10.8 nm for RC-001, RC-01, RC-02 and RC-05 respectively by using the Debye-Scherrer formula according to the diffraction peak at 18.8° ( Chang et al 2010 concentration, suggesting that cellulose matrix could serve as a scaffold to prevent the Co(OH) 2 nanoparticles from growing into too large. clearly seen, and the mean diameter is 8.7 ±1.8, 9.5 ± 2.0, 9.2 ± 2.0 and 10.0 ± 2.0 nm for RC-001, RC-01, RC-02 and RC-05, respectively, which agreed well with the results from XRD.…”