文摘
Manganese (oxyhydr)oxides are synthesized at low temperature (60 or 95 °C) from MnO4− reduction by S2O32− in water. Particles are characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscopy, and electron diffraction. The reactivity of S2O32− as a reducing agent is tuned by the temperature in order to selectively synthesize manganite γ-MnOOH at 60 °C and hausmannite Mn3O4 at 95 °C. Feitknechtite β-MnOOH is identified as an intermediate phase during the formation of γ-MnOOH. Twinned triangle-shaped feitknechtite particles are obtained and proposed to grow through nanorod self-assembly. The transformation of feitknechtite nanotriangles into manganite nanowires occurs through dissolution of the feitknechtite particle core and recrystallization on the edge of the feitknechtite nanotriangles.