Crystallisation rates of calcite from an amorphous precursor in confinement

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 367, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-114

  Darkins, Robert ^a   Côté, Alexander S ^a   Freeman, Colin L ^b   Duffy, Dorothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A1. Biocrystallisation; A1. Growth rates; A2. Growth from melt; B1. Calcite; B1. Calcium carbonate

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATION; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

A1. BIOCRYSTALLISATION; AMORPHOUS CALCIUM CARBONATE; AMORPHOUS PRECURSORS; CALCITE SURFACE; CARBONATE IONS; GROWTH FROM MELTS; LOW INDEX;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

EID: 84878613739     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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