The Effect of Additives on the Early Stages of Growth of Calcite Single Crystals
| Autor: | Mark A. Levenstein, Clara Anduix-Canto, Fiona C. Meldrum, Hugo K. Christenson, Phillip A. Lee, Colin L. Freeman, Shunbo Li, Alexander N. Kulak, Li Chen, Xiuqing Gong, Yun-Wei Wang, Yi-Yeoun Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Materials science
Crystal Growth | Hot Paper microfluidics Crystal growth 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Catalysis law.invention Crystal chemistry.chemical_compound law Phase (matter) Crystallization Calcite Communication crystal growth General Chemistry biomineralization 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Communications 0104 chemical sciences Amorphous solid Crystallography Sulfonate chemistry 0210 nano-technology calcite Biomineralization |
| Zdroj: | Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English) |
| ISSN: | 1433-7851 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/anie.201706800 |
| Popis: | As crystallization processes are often rapid, it can be difficult to monitor their growth mechanisms. In this study, we made use of the fact that crystallization proceeds more slowly in small volumes than in bulk solution to investigate the effects of the soluble additives Mg2+ and poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) on the early stages of growth of calcite crystals. Using a “Crystal Hotel” microfluidic device to provide well‐defined, nanoliter volumes, we observed that calcite crystals form via an amorphous precursor phase. Surprisingly, the first calcite crystals formed are perfect rhombohedra, and the soluble additives have no influence on the morphology until the crystals reach sizes of 0.1–0.5 μm for Mg2+ and 1–2 μm for PSS. The crystals then continue to grow to develop morphologies characteristic of these additives. These results can be rationalized by considering additive binding to kink sites, which is consistent with crystal growth by a classical mechanism. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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