Uncovering molecular processes in crystal nucleation and growth by using molecular simulation

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1996-2013

  Anwar, Jamshed ^a   Zahn, Dirk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

crystal growth; molecular simulation; nanocrystals; nucleation; theoretical chemistry

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LEVELS; BRUTE FORCE; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; GENERIC MODELS; ION ASSOCIATION; LENGTH SCALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MOLECULAR PROCESS; MOLECULAR SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NEW MATERIAL; NUCLEATION PROCESS; RARE EVENT; RATIONAL DESIGN; REALISTIC SCENARIO; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; SINGLE ION; SOLVENT ENVIRONMENTS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMIC QUANTITIES;

ADDITIVES; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALS; REACTION KINETICS;

NUCLEATION;

NANOCOMPOSITE;

CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79951931404     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201000463     Document Type: Review

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