A highly reactive precursor in the iron sulfide system

Mackinawite is commonly assumed to be the first solid phase in the iron sulfide system. Here, the authors report the existence of a highly reactive nanocrystalline solid phase that is a necessary precursor to the formation of mackinawite.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adriana Matamoros-Veloza, Oscar Cespedes, Benjamin R. G. Johnson, Tomasz M. Stawski, Umberto Terranova, Nora H. de Leeuw, Liane G. Benning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05493-x