AFM study of the epitaxial growth of brushite (CaHPO4· 2H2O) on gypsum cleavage surfaces

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1747-1757

  Pinto, André Jorge ^a   Ruiz Agudo, Encarnación ^b   Putnis, Christine V ^b   Putnis, Andrew ^b   Jiménez, Amalia ^a   Prieto, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brushite; Epitaxy; Gypsum; In situ AFM

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GYPSUM; IONS; PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS; STABILIZATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BRUSHITE; CLEAVAGE SURFACES; EPITAXIAL OVERGROWTH; IN-SITU AFM; RATE FLUCTUATIONS; SOLUTION COMPOSITION; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS;

GROWTH RATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL PROPERTY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; GYPSUM; HYDRATION;

EID: 78649595195     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3557     Document Type: Article

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