Preparation and characterization of lamellar-like Mg(OH)2 nanostructures via natural oxidation of Mg metal in formamide/water mixture

Facile, scale-up, and controllable fabrication of lamellar-like Mg(OH)2 on a magnesium substrate through natural oxidation of Mg metal in formamide/water mixtures has been demonstrated. The one-step, wet-chemical approach has displayed well-controlled growth of densely packed magnesium hydroxide with large-area homogeneity and uniform morphology. The chemical-liquid-deposition process, an analogue to the widely used chemical-vapor-deposition technique, has been well developed for production of specific morphological Mg(OH)2 through continuous supply, transport, and thermal decomposition of magnesium complexes in a liquid phase. The formation mechanism of lamellar-like Mg(OH)2 was also discussed based on experimental phenomena.