MINERALS
Texture of minerals down to nanometer scale are intimately linked to their physical & chemical properties. Orientation and phase mapping with ASTAR reveals all possible phases that may exist in a mineral phase. 3D electron diffraction tomography helps to fully characterize their crystal structure in detail.
PUBLICATIONS
ASTAR -MINERALS
Verezhak, M., et al. “ACOM-TEM Analysis of the Effect of Heating on the Mineral Nanocrystals in Bone.” European Microscopy Congress 2016: Proceedings, vol. 172, no. 1, 2016, pp. 734–35, doi:10.1002/9783527808465.emc2016.6109
3D ELECTRON DIFFRACTION TOMOGRAPHY MINERALS-ZEOLITES-MOFS
López-Marino, S., et al. “ZnSe Etching in Zn-Rich Cu2ZnSnSe4 : An Oxidizing Route for Improvement of Solar Cell Efficiency.” Chemistry, A European Journal, vol. 19,no.44,2013,pp.14814–22,doi:10.1002/chem.200.
APPLICATION NOTES
Shed Light to Earth Seismicity
The world of mineral polymorphs & Textures
Structure of intriguing meso-micrporous zeolites
Architecture of hybrid nanocrystalline microporous materials
From “clean energy” cars to structure of metal organics MOFs
Shed light to magma genesis and seismicity
Charoite : the enigmatic structure of “unanaturally beautiful” gemstone
Structure of new sarrabusite mineral
Biomineralization process in Sea environment
What is sacking in our pipes : the structure of vaterite
