Crystal nucleation in liquids: Open questions and future challenges in molecular dynamics simulations

GC Sosso, J Chen, SJ Cox, M Fitzner… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The nucleation of crystals in liquids is one of nature's most ubiquitous phenomena, playing
an important role in areas such as climate change and the production of drugs. As the early …

Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials

JS Du, Y Bae, JJ De Yoreo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Classical nucleation and crystal growth theories describe how nuclei form, become stable
after reaching a critical size and then enlarge through monomer attachment. More than two …

A review of classical and nonclassical nucleation theories

S Karthika, TK Radhakrishnan… - Crystal Growth & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nucleation, the initial process in vapor condensation, crystal nucleation, melting, and
boiling, is the localized emergence of a distinct thermodynamic phase at the nanoscale that …

Crystal facet engineering of semiconductor photocatalysts: motivations, advances and unique properties

G Liu, CY Jimmy, GQM Lu, HM Cheng - Chemical Communications, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Crystal facet engineering of semiconductors has become an important strategy for fine-
tuning the physicochemical properties and thus optimizing the reactivity and selectivity of …

Nucleation

PG Vekilov - Crystal growth & design, 2010 - ACS Publications
Crystallization starts with nucleation and control of nucleation is crucial for the control of the
number, size, perfection, polymorphism, and other characteristics of crystalline materials …

Nucleation of crystals from solution: classical and two-step models

D Erdemir, AY Lee, AS Myerson - Accounts of chemical research, 2009 - ACS Publications
Crystallization is vital to many processes occurring in nature and in the chemical,
pharmaceutical, and food industries. Notably, crystallization is an attractive isolation step for …

The two-step mechanism of nucleation of crystals in solution

PG Vekilov - Nanoscale, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of crystalline nanoparticles starts with nucleation and control of nucleation is
crucial for the control of the number, size, perfection, polymorph modification and other …

The Current Understanding of Mechanistic Pathways in Zeolite Crystallization

AJ Mallette, K Shilpa, JD Rimer - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Zeolite catalysts and adsorbents have been an integral part of many commercial processes
and are projected to play a significant role in emerging technologies to address the …

Biomimetic model systems for investigating the amorphous precursor pathway and its role in biomineralization

LB Gower - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Biologically formed hard tissues, referred to as biominerals, have intrigued the materials
engineering community for years because of the high degree of crystallographic control that …

Crystal nucleation and growth of inorganic ionic materials from aqueous solution: selected recent developments, and implications

D Gebauer, JD Gale, H Cölfen - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this review article, selected, latest theoretical, and experimental developments in the field
of nucleation and crystal growth of inorganic materials from aqueous solution are …