Multiphase transformation and Ostwalds rule of stages during crystallization ofametal phosphate

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-73

  Chung, Sung Yoon ^a,b   Kim, Young Min ^c   Kim, Jin Gyu ^c   Kim, Youn Joong ^c  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Nalphates LLC   (United States)

^c Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS;

COMPLEX INORGANIC SYSTEMS; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; CRYSTALLINE STATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METAL PHOSPHATES; SITU HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; TRANSIENT PHASIS;

METASTABLE PHASES;

EID: 58149269246     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1148     Document Type: Article

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