Controlled Synthesis and Microstructure of Metastable Flower-Like Vaterite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results
4. Microstructure Analysis of Flower-Like Vaterite Crystals
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Guan, Y.; Wang, X.; Cao, W.; Zhou, G. Controlled Synthesis and Microstructure of Metastable Flower-Like Vaterite. Materials 2018, 11, 2300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112300
Guan Y, Wang X, Cao W, Zhou G. Controlled Synthesis and Microstructure of Metastable Flower-Like Vaterite. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112300
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuan, Yebin, Xiaohong Wang, Weicheng Cao, and Gentao Zhou. 2018. "Controlled Synthesis and Microstructure of Metastable Flower-Like Vaterite" Materials 11, no. 11: 2300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112300