Progress in understanding crystallization pathways depends on the ability to unravel
relationships between intermediates and final crystalline products at the nanoscale, which is …

Liquid-cell scanning/transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM) has impacted our
understanding of multiple areas of science, most notably nanostructure nucleation and …

Iodide elpasolites (or double perovskites, A2B′ B ″I6, B′= M+, B ″= M3+) are predicted
to be promising alternatives to lead-based perovskite semiconductors for photovoltaic and …

Amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) is a metastable phase in the crystallization pathway of
calcium phosphates. Understanding its chemical and structural properties could provide …

Ytterbium doping in all-inorganic lead-halide perovskites [CsPb (Cl 1− x Br x) 3] generates
interesting properties including quantum cutting and narrow line emission, making these …

Forsterite carbonated in thin H2O films to magnesite via amorphous magnesium carbonate
during reaction with H2O-bearing liquid CO2 at 25° C. This novel reaction pathway contrasts …

Ettringite is a naturally occurring mineral found in cementitious matrices that is known for its
ability to incorporate environmentally mobile oxyanion contaminants. To better assess this …

Short-lived reaction intermediates play a critical role in mediating material synthesis. Such
short-lived species often elude characterization because of the mismatch between the time …

Water is known to play a controlling role in directing mineralization pathways and stabilizing
metastable amorphous intermediates in hydrous carbonate mineral MCO3· nH2O systems …

Gibbsite [α-Al (OH) 3] is the solubility limiting phase for aluminum across a wide pH range,
and it is a common mineral phase with many industrial applications. The growth mechanism …