A self-propagating system for Ge incorporation into nanostructured silica.
Technologically-relevant levels of Ge can be incorporated into cell wall silica of the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana with no aberration in structure at low levels, whereas higher levels alter structure.
Davis
Aubrey K
AK
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA.
Hildebrand
Mark
M
D017377:Diatoms / Q000737:chemistry*; D005857:Germanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
D005857:Germanium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide