Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.4, 590-591, 2005
Hexagonal ring submicro- and nanocrystals of a La-hexacyanoferrate coordination polymer
Hexagonal disk crystals of a La-hexacyanoferrate coordination polymer were obtained by reversed micelle technique. The {001} surface capping of the surfactants leads to the hexagonal disk shape evolution with the completely developed {001} surface. The hexagonal disks are changed into hexagonal rings through spontaneous and anisotropic surface etching along the {001} direction from both sides of the hexagonal disk.