The Iron Oxides Strike Back: From Biomedical Applications to Energy Storage Devices and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Abundance combined with facile synthesis, easy accessibility to different oxidation states and polymorphs, variety of electronic and magnetic properties, low biotoxicity and natural elimination make of iron oxides a prototype of the ideal functional material. In this research news, we briefly descri...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2011-11, Vol.23 (44), p.5243-5249
Main Authors: Tartaj, Pedro, Morales, Maria P., Gonzalez-Carreño, Teresita, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, Serna, Carlos J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anodes
biomedicine
Catalysis
Electric Power Supplies
Electrochemistry
Ferric Compounds - chemistry
iron oxide
Lithium - chemistry
Photochemical Processes
photoelectrochemistry
Water - chemistry
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Summary:Abundance combined with facile synthesis, easy accessibility to different oxidation states and polymorphs, variety of electronic and magnetic properties, low biotoxicity and natural elimination make of iron oxides a prototype of the ideal functional material. In this research news, we briefly describe some of the fundaments and perspectives of the use of iron oxides in biomedicine, energy storage devices (anodes for lithium ion batteries), photoelectrochemical water splitting and other forms of catalysis. Abundance combined with facile synthesis, low biotoxicity. natural elimination and a broad variety of physical properties (optical, electronic and magnetic) make of iron oxide a material to be considered in energy solutions, healthcare applications and catalyst remediation and transformation
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201101368