Crystallization of Calcite Spherules around Designer Nuclei

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 37; no. 21; pp. 3044 - 3047
• Main Authors: Küther, Jörg, Seshadri, Ram, Tremel, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH 16.11.1998; WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH
• Subjects: Biomineralization; Calcium; Colloids; Crystal growth; Monolayers; Crystal growth; Biomineralization; Calcium; Colloids; Monolayers

Gold colloids modified with p‐sulfanylphenol self‐assembled monolayers provide novel nanoscopic seeds for the nucleation of calcium and strontium carbonate from aqueous solution. The morphologies of the crystalline precipitates are very different from what can normally be obtained through templated...