The multiple structures of vaterite

For many years the nature of the disordered structure of vaterite, a calcium carbonate polymorph that plays a significant role in biomineralisation, has been debated. In the past year, two independent studies (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 51, 7041; CrystEngComm, 14, 44) have proposed new, yet different m...

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Main Authors: Demichelis, Raffaella, Raiteri, Paolo, Gale, Julian, Dovesi, Roberto
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41074