In Situ Kinetic Observations on Crystal Nucleation and Growth

J Li, FL Deepak - Chemical reviews, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

Nanocrystal assemblies: Current advances and open problems

CL Bassani, G Van Anders, U Banin, D Baranov… - ACS …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as
building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for …

Nucleation landscape of biomolecular condensates

SF Shimobayashi, P Ronceray, DW Sanders… - Nature, 2021‏ - nature.com
All structures within living cells must form at the right time and place. This includes
condensates such as the nucleolus, Cajal bodies and stress granules, which form via liquid …

Colloidal approaches to zinc oxide nanocrystals

J van Embden, S Gross, KR Kittilstved… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Zinc oxide is an extensively studied semiconductor with a wide band gap in the near-UV. Its
many interesting properties have found use in optics, electronics, catalysis, sensing, as well …

From predictive modelling to machine learning and reverse engineering of colloidal self-assembly

M Dijkstra, E Luijten - Nature materials, 2021‏ - nature.com
An overwhelming diversity of colloidal building blocks with distinct sizes, materials and
tunable interaction potentials are now available for colloidal self-assembly. The application …

A review of classical and nonclassical nucleation theories

S Karthika, TK Radhakrishnan… - Crystal Growth & …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Nucleation, the initial process in vapor condensation, crystal nucleation, melting, and
boiling, is the localized emergence of a distinct thermodynamic phase at the nanoscale that …

Crystal nucleation in liquids: Open questions and future challenges in molecular dynamics simulations

GC Sosso, J Chen, SJ Cox, M Fitzner… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
The nucleation of crystals in liquids is one of nature's most ubiquitous phenomena, playing
an important role in areas such as climate change and the production of drugs. As the early …

Observing crystal nucleation in four dimensions using atomic electron tomography

J Zhou, Y Yang, Y Yang, DS Kim, A Yuan, X Tian… - Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
Nucleation plays a critical role in many physical and biological phenomena that range from
crystallization, melting and evaporation to the formation of clouds and the initiation of …

Facile synthesis and hierarchical assembly of flowerlike NiO structures with enhanced dielectric and microwave absorption properties

P Liu, VMH Ng, Z Yao, J Zhou, Y Lei… - … Applied Materials & …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
In this work, two novel flowerlike NiO hierarchical structures, rose-flower (S1) and silk-flower
(S2), were synthesized by using a facial hydrothermal method, coupled with subsequent …

Colloidal hard spheres: Triumphs, challenges, and mysteries

CP Royall, P Charbonneau, M Dijkstra, J Russo… - Reviews of Modern …, 2024‏ - APS
The simplicity of hard spheres as a model system is deceptive. Although the particles
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …