Structure and reactivity of mineral surfaces
Scientic Supervisor / Contact Person
Name and Surname
Carlos M. Pina
ORCID (link)
Localization & Research Area
Faculty / Institute
Institute of Geoscience (IGEO)
Department
Geomateriales
Research Area
Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV)
MSCA & ERC experience
Research group / research team hosted any MSCA fellow?
No
Research group / research team have any ERC beneficiaries?
No
Research Team & Research Topic
Research Team / Research Group Name (if any)
Structure and reactivity of mineral surfaces
Website of the Research team / Research Group / Department
Brief description of the Research Team / Research Group / Department
<br />Our investigation focusses on the study of the formation and reactivity of minerals with biogeochemical and environmental interest.<br /><br />Main research topics:<br /><br /><br /> - Mineral surfaces on the nanoscale<br /><br /> - Molecular-scale crystal growth mechanisms <br /><br /> - Effect of inorganic and organic impurities on nucleation and growth of crystals<br /><br /> - Solid solution-aquepus solution systems<br /><br /> - Biomineralisation<br /><br /> - Mineral formation and mineralogical evolution in natural crystallisation systems.<br /><br />
Research lines / projects proposed
<br /> - Crystallisation of carbonates and sulphates under Earth"s surface conditions<br /> <br /> - Molecular-scale crystal growth mechanisms on model mineral surfaces, e.g. barite and celestite (001) faces, calcite and dolomite<br /> (104) faces, anhydrite (100), (010) and (001) faces. (main techniques: AFM. DRX, SEM, EDX, TEM)<br /><br /> - Formation of dolomite and dolomite-analogues <br /><br /> - Mechanisms of ambient temperature epitaxial growth at the nanoscale<br /><br /> - Quantification of the effect of inorganic and organic impurities on crystal growth.<br /><br /> - Relationships between crystallisation kinetics and composition in solid solution- aqueous solution systems.<br /><br /> - Biomineralisation and bioinduced crystallisation.<br />
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