Molecular origins of homogeneous crystal nucleation

Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 157-182

  Yi, Peng ^a   Rutledge, Gregory C ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ising model; Lennard Jones; Molecular simulation; n alkane; Order parameter; Reaction coordinate

Indexed keywords

LENNARD JONES; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; N-ALKANES; ORDER PARAMETER; REACTION COORDINATES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FREE ENERGY; ISING MODEL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARAFFINS; REACTION KINETICS;

NUCLEATION;

ICE; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FREEZING; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM THEORY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FREEZING; ICE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 84862688509     PISSN: 19475438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-062011-081029     Document Type: Review

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