Chemical Communications · 1996 · 282 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCrystal StructureInorganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryCrystal GrowthCrystallization ProcessesMineral GrowthNucleationNucleation ThermodynamicsCrystallinitySilica-based MaterialsSilicate ChemistrySilicate Crystal StructuresSpontaneous NucleationThermal StabilityZeolite SynthesisZeolites
A microporous SiO2 material isomorphous to zeolite-β showing an enhanced crystallinity and thermal stability due to the absence of connectivity defects, spontaneously nucleates and grows in a hydrothermal system containing tetraethylammonium and fluoride ions at near neutral pH.
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