Uncovering molecular processes in crystal nucleation and growth by using molecular simulation

J Anwar, D Zahn - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring nucleation processes by molecular simulation provides a mechanistic
understanding at the atomic level and also enables kinetic and thermodynamic quantities to …

Promoting ethylene production over a wide potential window on Cu crystallites induced and stabilized via current shock and charge delocalization

H Sun, L Chen, L **ong, K Feng, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) in a product-orientated and energy-
efficient manner relies on rational catalyst design guided by mechanistic understandings. In …

Computational techniques at the organic− inorganic interface in biomineralization

JH Harding, DM Duffy, ML Sushko, PM Rodger… - Chemical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Just over ninety years ago, the first edition of D'Arcy Thompson's book On Growth and Form
appeared. 1 Much of it is long out of date, but D'Arcy Thompson makes a point of …

Crystal shape engineering

MA Lovette, AR Browning, DW Griffin… - Industrial & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
In an industrial crystallization process, crystal shape strongly influences end-product quality
and functionality, as well as downstream processing. In addition, nucleation events, solvent …

[HTML][HTML] Improving collective variables: The case of crystallization

YY Zhang, H Niu, GM Piccini, D Mendels… - The Journal of chemical …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Several enhanced sampling methods, such as umbrella sampling or metadynamics, rely on
the identification of an appropriate set of collective variables. Recently two methods have …

Challenges in molecular simulation of homogeneous ice nucleation

AV Brukhno, J Anwar, R Davidchack… - Journal of Physics …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We address the problem of recognition and growth of ice nuclei in simulation of supercooled
bulk water. Bond orientation order parameters based on the spherical harmonics analysis …

A mechanistic view of binary colloidal superlattice formation using DNA-directed interactions

RT Scarlett, MT Ung, JC Crocker, T Sinno - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of grafted, single-stranded DNA oligomer brushes with engineered sequences to
effect tunable interactions between colloidal particles has now been demonstrated …

Atomistic insight into the non-classical nucleation mechanism during solidification in Ni

G Díaz Leines, R Drautz, J Rogal - The Journal of chemical physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Nucleation is a key step during crystallization, but a complete understanding of the
fundamental atomistic processes remains elusive. We investigate the mechanism of …

Crystallization in supercooled liquid Cu: Homogeneous nucleation and growth

L Wang, Y Cai, HA Wu, SN Luo - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Homogeneous nucleation and growth during crystallization of supercooled liquid Cu are
investigated with molecular dynamics simulations, and the microstructure is characterized …

Can ordered precursors promote the nucleation of solid solutions?

C Desgranges, J Delhommelle - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
Crystallization often proceeds through successive stages that lead to a gradual increase in
organization. Using molecular simulation, we determine the nucleation pathway for solid …