Journal article
Capillarity creates single-crystal calcite nanowires from amorphous calcium carbonate
Single-crystal calcite nanowires are formed by crystallization of morphologically equivalent amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) particles within the pores of track etch membranes. The polyaspartic acid stabilized ACC is drawn into the membrane pores by capillary action, and the single-crystal nature of the nanowires is attributed to the limited contact of the intramembrane ACC particle with the bulk solution.
The reaction environment then supports transformation to a single-crystal product.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | WILEY‐VCH Verlag |
Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 12572-12577 |
ISSN: | 14337851 and 15213773 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1002/anie.201104407 |