Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy

Although it is well known that silica can dissolve in water, the precise mechanism is unclear. Here, the authors employ sum frequency generation spectroscopy to probe the interfacial water structure reporting directly on the underlying dissolution mechanism, which appears to be auto-catalytic.

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Main Authors: Jan Schaefer, Ellen H. G. Backus, Mischa Bonn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05762-9
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description Although it is well known that silica can dissolve in water, the precise mechanism is unclear. Here, the authors employ sum frequency generation spectroscopy to probe the interfacial water structure reporting directly on the underlying dissolution mechanism, which appears to be auto-catalytic.
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spelling doaj.art-039c1ea25d0045709dbaf0c49b2c72e52022-12-21T20:28:51ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232018-08-01911610.1038/s41467-018-05762-9Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopyJan Schaefer0Ellen H. G. Backus1Mischa Bonn2Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchMax Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchMax Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAlthough it is well known that silica can dissolve in water, the precise mechanism is unclear. Here, the authors employ sum frequency generation spectroscopy to probe the interfacial water structure reporting directly on the underlying dissolution mechanism, which appears to be auto-catalytic.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05762-9
spellingShingle Jan Schaefer
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Mischa Bonn
Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy
Nature Communications
title Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy
title_full Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy
title_fullStr Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy
title_full_unstemmed Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy
title_short Evidence for auto-catalytic mineral dissolution from surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy
title_sort evidence for auto catalytic mineral dissolution from surface specific vibrational spectroscopy
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05762-9
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