Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

BACKGROUND Numerous lines of evidence challenge the traditional interpretations of how
crystals nucleate and grow in synthetic and natural systems. In contrast to the monomer-by …

Crystallization by particle attachment (CPA) is a frequently occurring mechanism of colloidal
crystallization that results in hierarchical morphologies,,–. CPA has been exploited to create …

The synthesis of nanoparticles with particular compositions and structures can lead to
nanoparticles with notable physicochemical properties, thus promoting their use in various …

Crystallisation is at the heart of various scientific disciplines, but still the understanding of the
molecular mechanisms underlying phase separation and the formation of the first solid …

Nanostructured materials are advantageous in offering huge surface to volume ratios,
favorable transport properties, altered physical properties, and confinement effects resulting …

Nanoscale surface engineering is playing important role in enhancing the performance of
battery electrode. VO2 is one of high-capacity but less-stable materials and has been used …

Nonclassical crystallization (NCC) summarizes a number of crystallization pathways, which
differ from the classical layer-by-layer growth of crystals involving atomic/molecular building …

The oriented attachment of molecular clusters and nanoparticles in solution is now
recognized as an important mechanism of crystal growth in many materials, yet the …