F348 (2015)

F348 (2015). The mechanism of highly selective growth orientation the formation of snowflake-like Fe₂O₃.

Selective adsorption and surface hydrolysis of [Fe(CN)6]3- anions 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. [Z. Liu, C.-Y. Chiang, W. Li, W. Z. Zhou, Chem. Commun. 51, 9350 – 9353 (2015)].