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Highly Efficient Sequestration of Aqueous Lead on Nanostructured Calcite Substrates
Following defocused ion beam sputtering, large area highly corrugated and faceted nanoripples are formed on calcite (10.4) faces in a …
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Rose petal effect: A subtle combination of nano-scale roughness and chemical variability
Rose petals may involve high water contact angles together with drop adhesion which are antagonistic wetting properties. Petal surfaces …
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Formation of zabuyelite, Li2CO3, on dolomite and kutnohorite 10.4 surfaces from supersaturated and undersaturated solutions: Growth behavior and anomalous friction at the nanoscale
Cleaved dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) crystals were immersed in supersaturated, saturated, and undersaturated solutions with respect to …
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Surface Wetting Controls Calcium Carbonate Crystallization Kinetics
Because of the widespread presence of foreign substrates in natural settings, mineral precipitation usually occurs via heterogeneous …
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Estimation of interaction energy and contact stiffness in atomic-scale sliding on a model sodium chloride surface in ethanol
Friction force microscopy (FFM) in aqueous environments has recently proven to be a very effective method for lattice-resolution …
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Epitaxial Growth and Frictional Response of Otavite and Spherocobaltite on Dolomite (10.4) Surfaces
Growth of otavite (CdCO3) and spherocobaltite (CoCO3) has been promoted on dolomite (10.4) surfaces at room temperature by immersing …
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Molecular-scale shear response of the organic semiconductor β -DBDCS (100) surface
In this work we present friction-force microscopy (FFM) lattice-resolved images acquired on the (100) facet of the semiconductor …
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Synthesis and reactivity of minerals of dolomite group and analogue phases (Síntesis y reactividad de minerales del grupo de la dolomita y fases análogas)
Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2, is a calcium magnesium carbonate mineral ubiquitous in the earth crust. Dolomite is the second most abundant …
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Atomic-Scale Sliding Friction on Graphene in Water
The sliding of a sharp nanotip on graphene completely immersed in water is investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) and atomic force …
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Sub-nanometer resolution of an organic semiconductor crystal surface using friction force microscopy in water
Organic semiconductors (OSC) are attracting much interest for (opto)electronic applications, such as photovoltaics, LEDs, sensors or …
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