Numerical prediction of absolute crystallization rates in hard-sphere colloids

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3015-3029

  Auer, S ^a,b   Frenkel, D ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; DIFFUSION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUCLEATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY (CNT); COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS;

COLLOIDS;

EID: 1542426158     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1638740     Document Type: Review

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