Understanding the Phase Separation Mechanism: Iron(III) (Oxyhydr)oxide Systems for the Target-Oriented Design of Materials

摘要

Despite the widespread occurrence of iron(III) (oxyhydr)oxides and their numerous applications in industry, no general pathway for their precipitation mechanism has been established. An understanding of the key steps and the occurring intermediate phases would be highly interesting, as it would enable controlled syntheses of materials with desired properties. In this article we present how the precipitation mechanism and the underlying chemical and physical chemical processes can be elucidated, and used for the development of synthetic strategies.