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Submicrometer‐Sized Vaterite Tubes Formed Through Nanobubble‐Templated Crystal Growth
Author(s) -
Fan Y. W.,
Wang R. Z.
Publication year - 2005
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/adma.200500755
Subject(s) - vaterite , materials science , calcium carbonate , chemical engineering , crystal growth , nanotechnology , biomineralization , calcite , molecule , crystal (programming language) , deposition (geology) , electrolyte , crystallography , mineralogy , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , aragonite , electrode , paleontology , programming language , sediment , computer science , engineering , biology
Electrolytic deposition is used to prepare submicrometer‐sized vaterite (CaCO 3 ) tubes (see Figure) in the absence of organic molecules, the presence of which was previously thought to be necessary for the growth of calcium carbonate crystals in complex morphologies. The mechanism of formation is shown experimentally to be hydrogen‐nanobubble‐templated crystal growth.