Research Article

Shape-Evolution and Growth Mechanism of Fe3O4 Polyhedrons

Table 1

The experiment condition and growth mechanism of typical Fe3O4 morphologies.

ā€‰Experiment condition Growth mechanism

Plate Extremely low reductant concentration Extremely slow nucleation and growth rate

OctahedronLow concentration of NaOH and reductantSlow generating speed of Fe(II)

DecahedronHigh concentration of NaOH and reductantFast generating speed of Fe(II)

SphereExtremely high NaOH concentrationExtremely fast nucleation and growth rate