Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1791219 | Journal of Crystal Growth | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Using molecular dynamics, we simulate the crystallisation of calcite from an amorphous calcium carbonate precursor within the confines of a cylindrical potential. The crystallisation rates of various low-index calcite surfaces are measured. A notable inhibition in the growth of the (00.1) surface is observed and a mechanism relating to the rotation of the carbonate ions is proposed to explain it.
► Crystallisation rates of six calcite surfaces from ACC are measured using MD. ► The polar surfaces, (00.1) and (01.2), are slower than predicted by growth models. ► (00.1) is especially slow; the ionic ordering is shown to be the source of inhibition.
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Authors
Robert Darkins, Alexander S. Côté, Colin L. Freeman, Dorothy M. Duffy,