The non-classical nucleation of crystals: Microscopic mechanisms and applications to molecular crystals, ice and calcium carbonate

International Materials Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 328-356

  Sear, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallisation; Ionic crystals; Molecular crystals; Nucleation; Review

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; MOLECULES;

CLASSICAL THEORY; CRYSTAL FORMS; FLUID PHASIS; FLUID-PHASE; IONIC CRYSTALS; MICROSCOPIC APPLICATIONS; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; NON-CLASSICAL NUCLEATIONS; NUCLEATION BEHAVIOR; SIMPLE++;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 84867758082     PISSN: 09506608     EISSN: 17432804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743280411Y.0000000015     Document Type: Review

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