“…Due to their large specic surface areas, iron oxide nanosheets and ower-like assemblies have been reported as high performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries and dye-sensitized solar cells. 3,4 In addition mesoporous iron oxide hollow micro/nanospheres have been investigated as vehicles for controlled drug delivery, 5,6 microwave absorption, 7,8 sensing platforms 9 and waste water treatment. 10,11 Synthesis of iron oxide nanomaterials typically follows one of two synthetic pathways resulting in different nanostructure morphologies, namely nanosheets and ower-like assemblies 3,4,7,13,14,17 and hollow nanospheres and solid nanospheres.…”