Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.525-26, 54-59, 2012
Liesegang banding and multiple precipitate formation in cobalt phosphate systems
We study a cobalt phosphate Liesegang pattern from cobalt(II) and phosphate ions in a 1D tube. The system yields a complex, multi-component pattern. Characterization of the different precipitates by FTIR, SEM and XRD reveals that they are cobalt phosphate polymorphs with different degrees of hydration. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.