TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanoparticle shape conservation in the conversion of MnO nanocrosses into Mn3O4
AU - Rusakova, Irene
AU - Ould-Ely, Teyeb
AU - Hofmann, Cristina
AU - Prieto-Centurión, Darío
AU - Levin, Carly S.
AU - Halas, Naomi J.
AU - Lüttge, Andreas
AU - Whitmire, Kenton H.
PY - 2007/3/20
Y1 - 2007/3/20
N2 - The conversion of hexagonal-, square-, and cross-shaped MnO nanoparticles into mixed MnO - Mn3O4 nanoparticles occurs with retention of the nanoparticle shape. Upon aging, extra diffraction spots appear in the TEM analyses of both hexagonal- and cross-shaped nanoparticles (NPs). These extra diffraction spots can be assigned to the spinel form of Mn 3O4 (s-Mn3O4) and exhibit moiré interference patterns arising from the presence of two closely aligned, crystallographically similar phases. Examination of a variety of reaction conditions showed that the transformation of MnO into MnO/Mn 3O4 occurred while the particles are suspended in hexane at ambient temperature, by refluxing in hexadecane for 36 h, by heating to 200 °C in air, and by irradiating the NPs with a Raman laser beam. The crystal phase development and shape retention can be observed by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Single-crystal and polycrystalline selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns and dark-field TEM images confirm the coexistence of both MnO and s-Mn3O4 phases. Evaluation of the polycrystalline SAED patterns after irradiation in the Raman spectrometer indicated the presence of rings assignable to the tetragonal phase of Mn 3O4 (t-Mn3O4) as well as MnO and s-Mn3O4. The growth of the tetragonal phase by laser heating in the Raman experiment was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction.
AB - The conversion of hexagonal-, square-, and cross-shaped MnO nanoparticles into mixed MnO - Mn3O4 nanoparticles occurs with retention of the nanoparticle shape. Upon aging, extra diffraction spots appear in the TEM analyses of both hexagonal- and cross-shaped nanoparticles (NPs). These extra diffraction spots can be assigned to the spinel form of Mn 3O4 (s-Mn3O4) and exhibit moiré interference patterns arising from the presence of two closely aligned, crystallographically similar phases. Examination of a variety of reaction conditions showed that the transformation of MnO into MnO/Mn 3O4 occurred while the particles are suspended in hexane at ambient temperature, by refluxing in hexadecane for 36 h, by heating to 200 °C in air, and by irradiating the NPs with a Raman laser beam. The crystal phase development and shape retention can be observed by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Single-crystal and polycrystalline selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns and dark-field TEM images confirm the coexistence of both MnO and s-Mn3O4 phases. Evaluation of the polycrystalline SAED patterns after irradiation in the Raman spectrometer indicated the presence of rings assignable to the tetragonal phase of Mn 3O4 (t-Mn3O4) as well as MnO and s-Mn3O4. The growth of the tetragonal phase by laser heating in the Raman experiment was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction.
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U2 - 10.1021/cm062649u
DO - 10.1021/cm062649u
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33947713858
VL - 19
SP - 1369
EP - 1375
JO - Chemistry of Materials
JF - Chemistry of Materials
SN - 0897-4756
IS - 6
ER -