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A straightforward and effective method is reported for obtaining microtubes of iron-based compounds by interfacial interaction between a solution and gaseous reagents. A thin amorphous film of Fe(OH)3 was synthesized on the surface of a mixed FeCl2/FeCl3/ascorbic acid aqueous solution as a result of the interaction with gaseous ammonium. When dried in air, the film was oxidized and transformed into microtubes. These Fe(OH)3 microtubes were converted into α-Fe2O3 ones by annealing in air. As a result of thermal hydrogen reduction, α-Fe microtubes were formed. Both the annealing in air and reduction in a hydrogen flow at a temperature of 1,000 °C preserve the tubular morphology of the product. The microtubes synthesized were characterized by optical and scanning microscopy, structural and compositional analyses, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. A hypothesis is proposed about the model of microtube formation resulting from the chemical reaction at the gas–solution interface.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1842-1846 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 2018 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 8 May 2018 |
ID: 28271157