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Emergence of morphological chirality from twinned crystals

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition (2004) 43(11) 1363-1368
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352891
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Abstract

Twisted twins of subunit inorganic crystals make up the backbone of helical morphologies. Chirality emerges from crystals that are without molecular chirality through the assembly of tilted subunits under diffusion-limited conditions (see picture).

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Imai, H., & Oaki, Y. (2004). Emergence of morphological chirality from twinned crystals. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 43(11), 1363–1368. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200352891

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