Heterogeneous and homogeneous nucleation compared: Rapid nucleation on microscopic impurities

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 4985-4989

  Sear, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDS; IMPURITIES; MAGNETS; SPIN COATING;

ADDITIONAL FIXED SPINS; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MICROSCOPIC IMPURITIES;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 33645519339     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp056377e     Document Type: Article

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