Computer simulation of heterogeneous nucleation of colloidal crystals at planar walls

European Physical Journal: Special Topics

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 347-361

  Block, B J ^a   Deb, D ^a,b   Schmitz, F ^a   Statt, A ^a   Troster A ^a,c   Winkler, A ^a   Zykova Timan, T ^a,d   Virnau, P ^a   Binder, K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894841043     PISSN: 19516355     EISSN: 19516401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2014-02095-0     Document Type: Article

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