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Title: Pressure-Induced Polyamorphism and Formation of 'Aragonitic' Amorphous Calcium Carbonate

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Online)

Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) undergoes a reversible amorphous–amorphous phase transition at 10 GPa, adopting an aragonite-like local order. This result suggests a mechanism by which Mg2+—a cation with smaller ionic radius than Ca2+—modifies the local order of ACC to an aragonite-like order by helping to decrease the molar volume of the amorphous phase.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
NSFDOE - BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES
OSTI ID:
1092574
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Online), Vol. 52, Issue (32) ; 08, 2013; ISSN 1521-3773
Publisher:
Gesselschaft Deutscher Chemiker
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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