Polarity of oxide surfaces and nanostructures

J Goniakowski, F Finocchi… - Reports on Progress in …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Whenever a compound crystal is cut normal to a randomly chosen direction, there is an
overwhelming probability that the resulting surface corresponds to a polar termination and is …

Water Adsorption on α-Fe2O3(0001) at near Ambient Conditions

S Yamamoto, T Kendelewicz, JT Newberg… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We have investigated hydroxylation and water adsorption on α-Fe2O3 (0001) at water vapor
pressures up to 2 Torr and temperatures ranging from 277 to 647 K (relative humidity (RH)≤ …

Thermodynamic modelling of nanomorphologies of hematite and goethite

H Guo, AS Barnard - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Iron oxide and oxyhydroxide nanoparticles are among the most important mobile and
catalytic agents in a variety of biogeochemical environments, and are being increasingly …

The reduction and oxidation of Fe2O3 (0001) surface investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy

Y Tang, H Qin, K Wu, Q Guo, J Guo - Surface science, 2013 - Elsevier
By using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we study the structure of the (0001) surface
of hematite (α-Fe2O3) pre. pared by ultra-high vacuum treatment. The surface is reduced …

The Fe3O4 origin of the “Biphase” reconstruction on α-Fe2O3 (0 0 0 1)

CH Lanier, AN Chiaramonti, LD Marks… - Surface science, 2009 - Elsevier
The so-called Biphase termination on α-Fe2O3 has been widely accepted to be a structure
with a∼ 40Å unit supercell composed of coexisting islands of Fe1− xO and α-Fe2O3. Based …

Hematite α‐Fe2O3(0001) in Top and Side View: Resolving Long‐Standing Controversies about Its Surface Structure

J Redondo, J Michalička, F Kraushofer… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hematite is a common iron oxide found in nature, and the α‐Fe2O3 (0001) plane is
prevalent on the nanomaterial utilized in photo‐and electrocatalytic applications. The atomic …

Environmentally dependent stability of low-index hematite surfaces

H Guo, AS Barnard - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanoparticulate hematite is a promising material for catalytic and photoelectrochemical
applications, where the surfaces are engineered to improve efficiency in different chemical …

Surface structure and environment-dependent hydroxylation of the nonpolar hematite (100) from density functional theory modeling

H Guo, AS Barnard - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles are typically synthesized, stored, or used in hydrous
environments, and the mineral/water interfaces are important for the surface stability and …

The effect of thermal treatment of hematite ore for chemical looping combustion of methane

RW Breault, CS Yarrington… - Journal of Energy …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
For chemical looping processes to become an economically viable technology, an
inexpensive carrier that can endure repeated reduction and oxidation cycles needs to be …

Reductive Dissolution Mechanisms at the Hematite-Electrolyte Interface Probed by in Situ X-ray Scattering

ME McBriarty, JE Stubbs, PJ Eng… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The electron-catalyzed dissolution and reprecipitation of iron (oxyhydr) oxides constitute
critical steps in natural geochemical iron cycling. However, the atomic-scale mechanisms of …