Physical Review Letters · 1986 · 169 citations · 8 references
Natural SciencesMaterials ScienceColloid SciencePhysical ChemistrySurface ScienceColloid ChemistryColloidal DispersionsColloidal Self-assemblyNucleationSmall-angle ScatteringSurface MorphologyColloid CharacterizationColloidal Crystal FormationColloidal SolutionsFractal SurfacesSilicate ChemistrySilicate Mineral ChemistrySmall-angle X-ray ScatteringSmall-angle X-ray Scattering Analysis
We report the growth and structure of fractally rough silicate particles in solution. Using small-angle x-ray scattering, we find fractal surfaces both in solution and in a porous solid made from the solution precursor. Finally, we develop a simple model which both is consistent with silicate chemistry and generates fractally rough structures.
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Fractals: Form, Chance, and Dimension
Denis Bresson, Benoît B. Mandelbrot · Leonardo · 1979 · 668 citations