In:
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Wiley, Vol. 56, No. 51 ( 2017-12-18), p. 16202-16206
Abstract:
Mesocrystals of high‐magnesian calcites are commonly found in biogenic calcites. Under ambient conditions, it remains challenging to prepare mesocrystals of high‐magnesian calcite in aqueous solution. We report that mesocrystals of calcite with magnesium content of about 20 mol % can be obtained from the phase transformation of magnesian amorphous calcium carbonate (Mg‐ACC) in lipid solution. The limited water content on the Mg‐ACC surface would reduce the extent of the dissolution–reprecipitation process and bias the phase transformation pathway toward solid‐state reaction. We infer from the selected area electron diffraction patterns and the dark‐field transmission electron microscopic images that the formation of Mg‐calcite mesocrystals occurs through solid‐state secondary nucleation, for which the phase transformation is initiated near the mineral surface and the crystalline phase propagates gradually toward the interior part of the microspheres of Mg‐ACC.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1433-7851
,
1521-3773
DOI:
10.1002/anie.201708507
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2011836-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
123227-7