Cluster defects in gibbsite nanoplates grown at acidic to neutral pH

Journal Article
Nanoscale, vol. 13, iss. 41, pp. 17373-17385, 2021
Authors
Sebastian T. Mergelsberg, Mateusz Dembowski, Mark E. Bowden, Trent R. Graham, Micah Prange, Hsiu-Wen Wang, Xin Zhang, Odeta Qafoku, Kevin M. Rosso, Carolyn I. Pearce
Abstract
Results from this study demonstrate gibbsite [α-Al(OH)3] nanoplates, grown at low to neutral pH, contain cluster-sized defects that persist during initial dissolution and subsequent growth of the particles in 3 M NaOH at 80 °C.
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