Nucleation of quartz under ambient conditions

Nucleation of quartz can take years under ambient conditions, and the harsh conditions needed to achieve faster nucleation on a useful timescale preclude formation of nanocrystalline phases. Here quartz nanoparticles are nucleated from microemulsions; subsequent refinement under mild hydrothermal co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Phil Buckley, Natasha Hargreaves, Sharon Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Communications Chemistry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s42004-018-0049-4