In Situ Kinetic Observations on Crystal Nucleation and Growth

J Li, FL Deepak - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Self-similar mesocrystals form via interface-driven nucleation and assembly

G Zhu, ML Sushko, JS Loring, BA Legg, M Song… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Crystallization by particle attachment (CPA) is a frequently occurring mechanism of colloidal
crystallization that results in hierarchical morphologies,,–. CPA has been exploited to create …

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 …

Directing polymorph specific calcium carbonate formation with de novo protein templates

FA Davila-Hernandez, B Jin, H Pyles, S Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Biomolecules modulate inorganic crystallization to generate hierarchically structured
biominerals, but the atomic structure of the organic-inorganic interfaces that regulate …

Mechanistic insights of the reduction of gold salts in the Turkevich protocol

Y Gao, L Torrente-Murciano - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper presents fundamental understanding of the mechanism of the Turkevich protocol,
the method recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the …

Particle-based hematite crystallization is invariant to initial particle morphology

Y Wang, S Xue, Q Lin, D Song, Y He… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the mechanism of particle-based crystallization is a formidable problem due
to the complexity of macroscopic and interfacial forces driving particle dynamics. The …

Metal/semiconductor interfaces in nanoscale objects: synthesis, emerging properties and applications of hybrid nanostructures

M Volokh, T Mokari - Nanoscale Advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hybrid nanostructures, composed of multi-component crystals of various shapes, sizes and
compositions are much sought-after functional materials. Pairing the ability to tune each …

Spiers Memorial Lecture: Assembly-based pathways of crystallization

JJ De Yoreo, E Nakouzi, B Jin, J Chun… - Faraday Discussions, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solution crystallization of materials ranging from simple salts to complex supramolecular
assemblies has long been viewed through the lens of classical nucleation and growth …

Binder-free synthesis of nanostructured amorphous cobalt phosphate for resistive memory and artificial synaptic device applications

PK Katkar, NS Padalkar, DD Kumbhar… - ACS Applied …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning demands versatile electronic devices
for memory and brain-inspired computing applications. The electronic materials are the …