Crystal nucleation without supersaturation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1602-1606

  Kovacs T ^a   Meldrum, F C ^a   Christenson, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PARTICLES; AMORPHOUS PRECURSORS; BIOMINERALS; CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; CRYSTALLINE NUCLEI; DIRECT DEPOSITION; SATURATED VAPOR; SOLID SURFACE; SUPERCOOLED LIQUIDS; SURFACE CAVITY; TWO-STEP MECHANISMS;

NUCLEATION; SUPERSATURATION;

VAPORS;

EID: 84863666400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300450g     Document Type: Article

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