Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy

© 2017 IEEE. In CaCO 3 nucleation, the role of water remains enigmatic. Changes in THz absorption during the early stages of CaCO 3 nucleation evidence altered coupled motions of hydrated calcium and carbonate ions. By high precision THz absorption measurements we were able to follow the changes in...

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Main Authors: Sebastiani, F., Wolf, S., Born, B., Luong, T., Colfen, H., Gebauer, Denis, Havenith, M.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67539
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author Sebastiani, F.
Wolf, S.
Born, B.
Luong, T.
Colfen, H.
Gebauer, Denis
Havenith, M.
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description © 2017 IEEE. In CaCO 3 nucleation, the role of water remains enigmatic. Changes in THz absorption during the early stages of CaCO 3 nucleation evidence altered coupled motions of hydrated calcium and carbonate ions. By high precision THz absorption measurements we were able to follow the changes in the hydration bond dynamics during nucleation. Our THz data strongly suggest that amorphous CaCO 3 forms through solidification of initially liquid precursors. Polycarboxylates, which stabilize CaCO 3 liquid precursors, significantly enhance the kinetic stability of the metastable liquid-liquid state. The importance of water network dynamics in phase separation mechanisms as tested by THz absorption measurements using a p-Ge spectrometer is likely to be more general for aqueous systems.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-675392018-05-18T08:05:21Z Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy Sebastiani, F. Wolf, S. Born, B. Luong, T. Colfen, H. Gebauer, Denis Havenith, M. © 2017 IEEE. In CaCO 3 nucleation, the role of water remains enigmatic. Changes in THz absorption during the early stages of CaCO 3 nucleation evidence altered coupled motions of hydrated calcium and carbonate ions. By high precision THz absorption measurements we were able to follow the changes in the hydration bond dynamics during nucleation. Our THz data strongly suggest that amorphous CaCO 3 forms through solidification of initially liquid precursors. Polycarboxylates, which stabilize CaCO 3 liquid precursors, significantly enhance the kinetic stability of the metastable liquid-liquid state. The importance of water network dynamics in phase separation mechanisms as tested by THz absorption measurements using a p-Ge spectrometer is likely to be more general for aqueous systems. 2017 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67539 10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2017.8066992 restricted
spellingShingle Sebastiani, F.
Wolf, S.
Born, B.
Luong, T.
Colfen, H.
Gebauer, Denis
Havenith, M.
Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy
title Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy
title_full Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy
title_fullStr Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy
title_full_unstemmed Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy
title_short Hydration dynamics in CaCO3 nucleation by THz spectroscopy
title_sort hydration dynamics in caco3 nucleation by thz spectroscopy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67539