Formation of Asymmetrical Structured Silica Controlled by a Phase Separation Process and Implication for Biosilicification

• Jia-Yuan Shi,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China

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• Qi-Zhi Yao,

  Affiliation School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China

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• Xi-Ming Li,

  Affiliation School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China

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• Gen-Tao Zhou ,

  * E-mail: gtzhou@ustc.edu.cn

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China

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• Sheng-Quan Fu

  Affiliation Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China

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