Abstract

The effects of the Mg(II)/Fe(III) ratio on the structure and Fe microenvironments in MgFe LDH substances were investigated. The LDHs were prepared by the co-precipitation method with Mg(II)/Fe(III) ratios from 2:1 to 6:1. The materials were characterized by 57Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffractometry. The 57Fe Mossbauer spectra exhibited asymmetric doublet corresponding to high-spin Fe(III) microenvironments in all LDH structure. It was found that the quadrupole splitting decreased with increasing Mg(II)/Fe(III)ratio reflecting change in the electric field gradient due to the incorporation of different amounts of iron into the Mg-containing layers.

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