Zahn D (2015)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2015
Book Volume: 16
Pages Range: 2069-2075
Journal Issue: 10
Recent observations of prenucleation species and multi-stage crystal nucleation processes challenge the long-established view on the thermodynamics of crystal formation. Here, we review and generalize extensions to classical nucleation theory. Going beyond the conventional implementation as has been used for more than a century now, nucleation inhibitors, precursor clusters and non-classical nucleation processes are rationalized as well by analogous concepts based on competing interface and bulk energy terms. This is illustrated by recent examples of species formed prior to/instead of crystal nucleation and multi-step nucleation processes. Much of the discussed insights were obtained from molecular simulation using advanced sampling techniques, briefly summarized herein for both nucleation-controlled and diffusion-controlled aggregate formation.
APA:
Zahn, D. (2015). Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Prenucleation Clusters, Classical and Non-Classical Nucleation. ChemPhysChem, 16(10), 2069-2075. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201500231
MLA:
Zahn, Dirk. "Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Prenucleation Clusters, Classical and Non-Classical Nucleation." ChemPhysChem 16.10 (2015): 2069-2075.
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