(a)
(b)
(c)
Figure 3:
XRD patterns of
M
n
O
2
nanostructures showing (a) a dominant cryptomelane phase under
S
O
4
−
2
treatment, (b) a mixed phase of cryptomelane and birnessite under
C
l
−
treatment, and (c) a dominant birnessite phase under
C
l
O
4
−
treatment.