Measurement of c-axis angular orientation in calcite (CaCO 3) nanocrystals using X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 28, 2011, Pages 11350-11355

  Gilbert, P U P A ^a   Young, Anthony ^b   Coppersmith, Susan N ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineral; Carbonate; Mesocrystal; Mollusca

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; NANOCRYSTAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOLOGY; LINEAR DICHROISM; MICROSCOPE; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHOTOELECTRON EMISSION SPECTROMICROSCOPE; PHOTON; PINCTADA FUCATA; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

MOLLUSCA; PINCTADA FUCATA;

EID: 79960992396     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1107917108     Document Type: Article

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