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Iron oxide and oxyhydroxides thin films obtained by electrodeposition |
Lourdes Martinez , Dietmar Leinen , Francisco Martín , Mercedes Gabás , Enrique Quagliata , Enrique Dalchiele , Jose R. Ramos-Barrado 1 |
1. Universidad de Malaga (UMA), Campus Teatinos, Malaga E29071, Spain |
Abstract |
Iron oxides-oxyhydroxides are abundant materials in nature, and play a relevant role in many scientific and technical applications, participating in a number of environmentally and industrially important processes. There are 15 iron oxides, oxyhydroxides, and hydroxides known to date. They show a variety of physical and chemical properties depending on their chemical composition and crystal structure. Among the more important ones, we have magnetite (Fe3O4), goethite (FeOOH), and lepidocrocite (a-FeOOH). Different iron oxides and iron oxyhydroxides thin films were obtained by potentiostatic electrodeposition on a titanium foil substrate, from an aqueous solution 0.01M. FeSO4(NH4)2SO4·6H2O + 0.04 M CH3COOK and pH 6.0. Changes in the deposition potential allow to obtain different crystalline pure phases of the iron oxide-oxyhydroxides as magnetite, goethite, and lepidocrocite thin films with different structural and morphological characteristics. The films were characterized by XPS, XRD, SEM and TEM. |
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Presentation: Poster at E-MRS Fall Meeting 2007, Symposium B, by Jose R. Ramos-BarradoSee On-line Journal of E-MRS Fall Meeting 2007 Submitted: 2007-05-14 14:45 Revised: 2009-06-07 00:44 |