3D visualization of additive occlusion and tunable full-spectrum fluorescence in calcite

Introducing organic guests to a crystal is a convenient way to tailor its properties. Here, the authors occlude fluorescent dyes within calcite to reveal that additives can occupy distinct zones of a crystal, and strategically embed green, blue, and red dyes to create white fluorescent calcite.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David C. Green, Johannes Ihli, Paul D. Thornton, Mark A. Holden, Bartosz Marzec, Yi-Yeoun Kim, Alex N. Kulak, Mark A. Levenstein, Chiu Tang, Christophe Lynch, Stephen E. D. Webb, Christopher J. Tynan, Fiona C. Meldrum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13524