Journal
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
Volume 266, Issue 4, Pages 545-551Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2004.03.002
Keywords
crystal morphology; minerals; nanomaterials; oxides
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A method for the preparation of peanut-shaped nanoribbon bundle superstructures of malachite (Cu-2(OH)(2)CO3) has been developed. The preparation involved thermal decomposition of urea and homogenous precipitation of copper acetate in the absence of any external inorganic additives or structure-directing organic templates. Copper oxide with similar morphology could be easily formed by a simple thermal treatment of the peanut-shaped malachite bundles in air. This study provides a new strategy for the preparation of inorganic materials with bioinspired morphology. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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