This month’s Crystal Clear is an eye-catching flower-like crystal. It’s nano size doesn’t stop it from rivalling nature’s chrysanthemums! The flowers are made from hexahedronal petals of (Ni3(PO4)2·8H2O) obtained from a simple template-free hydrothermal route.
The striking image is taken from an article in Issue 12 by Huaming Li and coworkers (Xiangtan University, China):
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Controlled synthesis of nickel phosphate hexahedronal and flower-like architectures via a simple template-free hydrothermal route
Journal Article
Hui Wu, Yong Gao and Huaming Li
CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 3607-3611
DOI: 10.1039/C002120B , Paper
