Local atomic order and infrared spectra of biogenic calcite

Rachel Gueta*, Amir Natan, Lia Addadi, Steve Weiner, Keith Refson, Leeor Kronik

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Abstract

Shining light on local order: The relations between local crystalline order and peak intensities in the infrared spectra of calcite are explained in terms of different sensitivities to Ca-O and O⋯O distances (see picture) by comparing ab initio phonon spectra for ideal and distorted calcite unit cells with experimental spectra of various biogenic and geological calcites. (Figure Presented).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-294
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume46
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bioinorganic chemistry
  • Calcite
  • Calcium
  • Density functional calculations
  • Vibrational spectroscopy

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