Insight into the formation of magnetite mesocrystals from ferrous precursors in ethylene glycol
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System P
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Uniform magnetite mesocrystals were fabricated by solvothermal treatment of ferrous chloride in ethylene glycol in the presence of sodium hydroxide. This reaction offers an excellent model system to understand the mesocrystal formation mechanism in a non-aqueous system.