Fabrication of octahedral Atacamite microcrystals via a hydrothermal route
Author(s)
Zhang, Jie
Xu, Jiasheng
Zhang, He
Yin, Xiangyu
Qian, Jianhua
Liu, Lianli
Yang, Dongjiang
Liu, Xiaoyang
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2011
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Octahedral Atacamite (Cu2Cl(OH)3) microcrystals have been successfully fabricated via a convenient hydrothermal route in the absence of any external inorganic additives or organic structure-directing agents. Powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra are used to characterise various properties of the obtained Atacamite microcrystals. It is found that the morphologies of Atacamite microcrystals strongly depend on the hydrothermal conditions, in which urea plays an important role during the whole process. This work has provided a simple and effective method ...
View more >Octahedral Atacamite (Cu2Cl(OH)3) microcrystals have been successfully fabricated via a convenient hydrothermal route in the absence of any external inorganic additives or organic structure-directing agents. Powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra are used to characterise various properties of the obtained Atacamite microcrystals. It is found that the morphologies of Atacamite microcrystals strongly depend on the hydrothermal conditions, in which urea plays an important role during the whole process. This work has provided a simple and effective method to synthesise Atacamite in aqueous solution, which may also be applicable to the preparation of other copper-based compounds.
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View more >Octahedral Atacamite (Cu2Cl(OH)3) microcrystals have been successfully fabricated via a convenient hydrothermal route in the absence of any external inorganic additives or organic structure-directing agents. Powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra are used to characterise various properties of the obtained Atacamite microcrystals. It is found that the morphologies of Atacamite microcrystals strongly depend on the hydrothermal conditions, in which urea plays an important role during the whole process. This work has provided a simple and effective method to synthesise Atacamite in aqueous solution, which may also be applicable to the preparation of other copper-based compounds.
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Journal Title
Micro and Nano Letters
Volume
6
Issue
3
Subject
Engineering not elsewhere classified
Engineering
Technology