{"title":"Infrared spectroscopic and conductometric analysis of the structural and electrochemical properties of cobalt and neodymium caprate","authors":"Suchi Singh , Kavita Poonia , R.K. Shukla","doi":"10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.100967","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the structural and conductive properties of cobalt and neodymium caprates in mixed solvent systems. Using infrared spectroscopy, we found that metal-carboxylate complexes form, with metal oxygen bonds affecting the behavior of fatty acids. The conductivity measurements show soaps concentration, ionization, and micelle formation impact ionic mobility and conductance. These findings indicate that metal soaps behave as weak electrolytes, with potential applications in catalysis, materials science, and industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100958,"journal":{"name":"Next Materials","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100967"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Next Materials","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294982282500485X","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This study investigates the structural and conductive properties of cobalt and neodymium caprates in mixed solvent systems. Using infrared spectroscopy, we found that metal-carboxylate complexes form, with metal oxygen bonds affecting the behavior of fatty acids. The conductivity measurements show soaps concentration, ionization, and micelle formation impact ionic mobility and conductance. These findings indicate that metal soaps behave as weak electrolytes, with potential applications in catalysis, materials science, and industry.