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dc.contributor.authorStach, R.
dc.contributor.authorKrebs, P.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Franca
dc.contributor.authorMizaikoff, B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:14:03Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:14:03Z
dc.date.created2017-01-18T19:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationStach, R. and Krebs, P. and Jones, F. and Mizaikoff, B. 2017. Observing non-classical crystallisation processes in gypsum via infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy. CrystEngComm. 19 (1): pp. 14-17.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29621
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c6ce01787h
dc.description.abstract

The nature of crystallisation processes is of major interest, as they are among the most frequently occurring reactions associated with a variety of relevant processes in chemistry, biochemistry, and geochemistry. In this study, an innovative approach towards fundamentally understanding crystallisation pathways in a seemingly simple system-gypsum-has been developed via infrared spectroscopic techniques. Specifically, infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy (IR-ATR) was instrumental in revealing detailed information on inter- and intramolecular interactions during gypsum crystallization via subtle changes in the vibrational spectra of the involved reactants. When applying D2O as an isotope marker, it was shown that isotopically labelled water may serve as a viable spectroscopic probe during mid-infrared (3-15 µm) studies providing unique insight into the crystallization process at molecular-level detail. In addition, it was revealed that H2O and D2O give rise to distinctly different reaction kinetics during the crystallization process.

dc.publisherThe Royal Society of Chemistry
dc.titleObserving non-classical crystallisation processes in gypsum via infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume19
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage14
dcterms.source.endPage17
dcterms.source.titleCrystEngComm
curtin.departmentNanochemistry Research Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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