Visualization of the effect of additives on the nanostructures of individual bio-inspired calcite crystals.

ABSTRACT: Soluble additives provide a versatile strategy for controlling crystallization processes, enabling selection of properties including crystal sizes, morphologies, and structures. The additive species can also be incorporated within the crystal lattice, leading for example to enhanced mechanical properties. However, while many techniques are available for analyzing particle shape and structure, it remains challenging to characterize the structural inhomogeneities and defects introduced into individual crystals by these additives, where these govern many important material properties. Here, we exploit Bragg coherent diffraction imaging to visualize the effects of soluble additives on the internal structures of individual crystals on the nanoscale. Investigation of bio-inspired calcite crystal

SUBMITTER: Ihli J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6349071 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature