One-dimensional a-Fe2O3 is a promising nanomaterial for advanced applications in catalysis and water splitting, environmental protection, sensors, dye solar cells, magnetic storage media, bioprocessing, and controlled drug delivery and detection, especially as carriers of antigens for prion detection and PCR manipulation. a-Fe2O3 nanowires have been successfully synthesized by various methods b...

Oxidation of metals usually results in the formation of an oxide nanostructure with poorly controlled growth morphologies. By employing a simple mechanical approach that uses sandblasting to modify the surface roughness of iron substrates, we demonstrate that the morphologies of hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanostructures varying from the growth of one-dimensional nanowires to two-dimensional nanoblades ...

The weak-field ligand environments at the metal nodes of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) mimic the electronic environment of metalloenzyme active sites, but little is known about the reactivity of MOF nodes toward small molecules of biological relevance. Here, we report that the ferrous ions in Fe(2+)-exchanged MOF-5 disproportionate nitric oxide to produce nitrous oxide and a ferric nitrito co...

Light-weight ferro-aluminium alloys are finding increasing application in the transport sector to reduce overall weights, energy costs and CO2 emissions. As the primary production processes of both Fe and Al are among the most energy-intensive industrial processes in the world, there is an urgent need to develop alternate routes for producing Fe-Al alloys. Our group has successfully produced th...