A new paradigm of crystallization arising from non-standard nucleation pathways

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 47-51

  Basios, V ^a   Lutsko, J ^a   Nicolis, G ^a   Maes, D ^b   Kirschhock, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crystallization; ISS; Nanosize materials; Nucleation; Self organization

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; COLLOIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH KINETICS; METASTABLE PHASES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOUNDING APPARATUS;

COLLOID MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION PATHWAYS; DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; ISS; NANOSIZE MATERIALS; NUCLEATION MECHANISMS; PROTEIN CRYSTALS; SELF-ORGANIZATION; SOLID PARTICLES;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 58349086947     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-008-9061-0     Document Type: Article

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