Fig. 8
ACC nanoparticle precursors and calcite crystal growth. a Calcite growth via classical and non-classical pathways. b Growth rates, R vs supersaturation, σcalcite. Inset show in situ AFM deflection images of spiral growth and birth-spread model, and an image of calcite growth through ACC attachment along stages according to the non-classical mechanism of particle-mediated growth from a colloidal dispersion at the interface between calcite and solution. c Nanoparticles on (10.4)calcite. ACC nanoparticle bulk diffusion (1), surface diffusion (2), and final diffusion/attachment to a corner (3) [108], Copyright © 2016, American Chemical Society