Harding, JH;
Freeman, CL;
Duffy, DM;
(2014)
Oriented crystal growth on organic monolayers.
CrystEngComm
, 16
(8)
1430 - 1438.
10.1039/c3ce41677a.
Preview |
Text
c3ce41677_harding_13.pdf Download (3MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Ordered organic substrates influence the crystallisation of minerals and different crystal morphologies and polymorphs can be stabilised by varying the properties of the substrates. The mechanisms behind this crystallisation control are not always apparent; however in recent years results from molecular modelling studies have led to an increased level of understanding. We present a review of the experimental evidence for crystallisation control by organic self-assembled monolayers and discuss the modelling methods that have been used to study these effects. We give an overview of the contribution modelling has made to the field of mineral crystallisation on organic substrates. The focus is on calcium carbonate because of its importance as a biomineral and, consequently, the large number of experimental and modelling studies that have been performed for this mineral.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Oriented crystal growth on organic monolayers |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c3ce41677a |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ce41677a |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Open Access Article. Published on 15 October 2013. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1423648 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
