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Aligned Growth of Calcite Crystals on a Self‐Assembled Monolayer
Author(s) -
Travaille A.M.,
Donners J.J.J.M.,
Gerritsen J.W.,
Sommerdijk N.A.J.M.,
Nolte R.J.M.,
van Kempen H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(20020404)14:7<492::aid-adma492>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - monocrystalline silicon , calcite , materials science , monolayer , nucleation , mica , crystallography , substrate (aquarium) , hexagonal crystal system , nanotechnology , chemical physics , mineralogy , silicon , composite material , optoelectronics , chemistry , geology , oceanography , organic chemistry
Aligned calcite crystals have been grown in an hexagonal arrangement (see Figure) using highly oriented Au (111) films on monocrystalline mica substrates. This alignment is observed over distances larger than the dimensions of monocrystalline Au(111) domains. A change in nucleation face with pH during growth—reflecting the different orientation of the carboxylate end groups of the SAM with respect to the substrate—is discussed.