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Additive-induced morphological tuning of self-assembled silica-barium carbonate crystal aggregates

Date

Authors

Kellermeier, Matthias

Glaab, Fabian

Carnerup, Anna

Drechsler, M

Gossler, Benjamin

Hyde, Stephen

Kunz, Werner

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Crystallisation of barium carbonate from alkaline silica solutions results in the formation of extraordinary micron-scale architectures exhibiting non-crystallographic curved shapes, such as helical filaments and worm-like braids. These so-called "silica

Keywords

Keywords: A1. Biomimetic materials; A2. Growth from solutions; B1. Barium carbonate; B1. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB); B1. Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (pDADMAC); B1. Silica biomorphs; Additives; Agglomeration; Ammonium compounds; Barium; Biomime A1. Biomimetic materials; A2. Growth from solutions; B1. Barium carbonate; B1. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB); B1. Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (pDADMAC); B1. Silica biomorphs

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53551

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Crystal Growth

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.02.044

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2037-12-31

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