Templating Growth of a Pseudomorphic Lepidocrocite Microshell at the Calcite–Water Interface
Abstract
The growth of lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH) has been observed through oxidation of Fe(II) on calcite (CaCO 3). Here, we seek to understand the structural relation between lepidocrocite and the calcite substrate and its growth mechanism. The formation of iron oxyhydroxide layers having distinct morphologies was observed during the dissolution of calcite in acidic Fe(II)-rich solutions. A pseudomorphic lepidocrocite shell together with multiple iron oxyhydroxide layers encapsulated within the shell was imaged by optical and transmission X-ray microscopies. The presence of a several-nanometer-thick ordered lepidocrocite film was observed by X-ray reflectivity, with the lepidocrocite (100) plane oriented parallel to the calcite (104) surface. Lath-shaped lepidocrocite aggregates formed during the initial precipitation, which eventually grew into clusters of parallel platy crystals. The formation of a nanometer-thick well-ordered lepidocrocite film on a pristine calcite surface appears critical for the subsequent pseudomorphic overgrowth. Detachment of the lepidocrocite film from the dissolving calcite surface yielded a free-standing pseudomorphic iron oxyhydroxide shell, suggesting weak interactions between the shell and the calcite substrate. This growth mechanism yields the potential of using carbonate minerals as templates for pseudomorphic synthesis of iron oxyhydroxides having well-defined size and morphology.
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1427507
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1433994; OSTI ID: 1436257
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-203541-2018-JAAM; BNL-203608-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756; 140950; TRN: US1802722
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Yuan, Ke, Lee, Sang Soo, Wang, Jun, Sturchio, Neil C., and Fenter, Paul. Templating Growth of a Pseudomorphic Lepidocrocite Microshell at the Calcite–Water Interface. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03921.
Yuan, Ke, Lee, Sang Soo, Wang, Jun, Sturchio, Neil C., & Fenter, Paul. Templating Growth of a Pseudomorphic Lepidocrocite Microshell at the Calcite–Water Interface. United States. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03921.
Yuan, Ke, Lee, Sang Soo, Wang, Jun, Sturchio, Neil C., and Fenter, Paul. Fri .
"Templating Growth of a Pseudomorphic Lepidocrocite Microshell at the Calcite–Water Interface". United States. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03921. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1427507.
@article{osti_1427507,
title = {Templating Growth of a Pseudomorphic Lepidocrocite Microshell at the Calcite–Water Interface},
author = {Yuan, Ke and Lee, Sang Soo and Wang, Jun and Sturchio, Neil C. and Fenter, Paul},
abstractNote = {The growth of lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH) has been observed through oxidation of Fe(II) on calcite (CaCO3). Here, we seek to understand the structural relation between lepidocrocite and the calcite substrate and its growth mechanism. The formation of iron oxyhydroxide layers having distinct morphologies was observed during the dissolution of calcite in acidic Fe(II)-rich solutions. A pseudomorphic lepidocrocite shell together with multiple iron oxyhydroxide layers encapsulated within the shell was imaged by optical and transmission X-ray microscopies. The presence of a several-nanometer-thick ordered lepidocrocite film was observed by X-ray reflectivity, with the lepidocrocite (100) plane oriented parallel to the calcite (104) surface. Lath-shaped lepidocrocite aggregates formed during the initial precipitation, which eventually grew into clusters of parallel platy crystals. The formation of a nanometer-thick well-ordered lepidocrocite film on a pristine calcite surface appears critical for the subsequent pseudomorphic overgrowth. Detachment of the lepidocrocite film from the dissolving calcite surface yielded a free-standing pseudomorphic iron oxyhydroxide shell, suggesting weak interactions between the shell and the calcite substrate. This growth mechanism yields the potential of using carbonate minerals as templates for pseudomorphic synthesis of iron oxyhydroxides having well-defined size and morphology.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03921},
journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
issn = {0897-4756},
number = 3,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {1}
}
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Figure 1.: (a) Optical images of calcite in a 1 mM FeCl2 solution of initial pH = 3.0 recorded in situ up to 15 hours. (b) Two calcite crystals of different orientations reacted for 15 hours from the same experiment as the crystal shown in (a). The shells and amore »
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