In this work, we use large-scale molecular dynamics simulations coupled to free energy
calculations to identify for the first time a limit of stability (spinodal) and a change in the …

The nucleation of crystals from liquid melt is often characterized by a competition between
different crystalline structures or polymorphs and can result in nuclei with heterogeneous …

Wet chemistry CSH precipitation experiments were performed under controlled conditions of
solution supersaturation in the presence and absence of gluconate and three hexitol …

Crystals may not always nucleate directly in the supersaturated old phase, but rather in a
precursory metastable phase. This so-called two-step (2S) nucleation of crystals has …

Complex crystallization pathways are common in protein crystallization, tetrahedrally
coordinated systems, and biomineralization, where single or multiple precursors temporarily …

Water glasses have attracted considerable attention due to their potential connection to a
liquid–liquid transition in supercooled water. Here we use molecular simulations to …

The fundamental understanding of crystallization, in terms of microscopic kinetic and
thermodynamic details, remains a key challenge in the physical sciences. Here, by using in …

Potent ice nucleating organic crystals display an increase in nucleation efficiency with
pressure and memory effect after pressurization that set them apart from inorganic …

Crystallization is one of the major steps in industrial production and environmental settings.
According to thermodynamics and nucleation theories, the crystallization kinetics can be …

For over two decades, NaCl nucleation from a supersaturated aqueous solution has been
predicted to occur via a two-step nucleation (TSN) mechanism, ie, two sequential events, the …