Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1517001 Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 2010 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

The local crystal structure of dried and deuterated nano-manganese-oxide powder samples was studied via atomic pair distribution function analysis of X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data. The protonated sample shows ultrahigh efficiency as a gold adsorbent even from ppt-level aqueous solutions such as seawater. We show that the nano-manganese-oxide particles have an R-MnO2-type local crystal structure. The possible role of the protons on the surface of the nano-particles is discussed.

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