In situ crystal growth of nanoporous zincophosphate observed by atomic force microscopy

Holden, Mark orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-3060-7615, Cubillas, Pablo and Anderson, Michael W. (2010) In situ crystal growth of nanoporous zincophosphate observed by atomic force microscopy. Chemical Communications, 46 (7). pp. 1047-1049. ISSN 1359-7345

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B922257J

Abstract

We present the first in situ observations of the growth of a zeotype using atomic force microscopy. The {100} face of sodalite zincophosphate grows by a spiral growth mechanism forming an interlaced spiral pattern. This is caused by the anisotropic growth of sub-steps formed at the dislocation, which is related to the different condensation rates of zinc and phosphorus.


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