Issue 45, 2015
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Chemical Communications

The role of surface hydrolysis of ferricyanide anions in crystal growth of snowflake-shaped α-Fe2O3†

Zhong Liu,ab   Chang-Yang Chiang,b   Wu Lia  and  Wuzong Zhou*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources and Chemistry, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China

b EaStChem, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
E-mail: wzhou@st-andrews.ac.uk

Abstract

Selective adsorption and surface hydrolysis of [Fe(CN)6]3− anions on α-Fe2O3 crystals was found to be a crucial process in the formation of a snowflake-like morphology, and the established mechanism is complementary to the classical theories of crystal growth.

Graphical abstract: The role of surface hydrolysis of ferricyanide anions in crystal growth of snowflake-shaped α-Fe2O3

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC02011E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Mar 2015
Accepted
30 Apr 2015
First published
30 Apr 2015
This article is Open Access
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Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 9350-9353

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Z. Liu, C. Chiang, W. Li and W. Zhou, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 9350 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC02011E

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