Mesocrystals: a new class of solid materials.
Possible types of, and formation mechanisms for, mesocrystals are summarized. Mesocrystals are a new class of solid materials, which can be regarded as assemblies of crystallographically oriented nanocrystals. Mesocrystals have high crystallinity as well as high porosity, making them promising substitutes for single-crystalline and/or porous polycrystalline materials in many applications such as catalysis, sensing, and solar-energy conversion.
Advanced Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Center & School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China.
Lei
L
Zhou
Paul
P
O'Brien
D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016062:Porosity
D002119:Calcium Carbonate