Multistep nucleation of nanocrystals in aqueous solution

• Published in: Nature chemistry Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 77 - 82
• Main Authors: Loh, N. Duane, Sen, Soumyo, Bosman, Michel, Tan, Shu Fen, Zhong, Jun, Nijhuis, Christian A., Král, Petr, Matsudaira, Paul, Mirsaidov, Utkur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.01.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 147/137; 147/143; 639/638/549/2263; 639/925/357/354; Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry; Chemistry; Chemistry/Food Science; Crystallization; Gold; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials engineering; Nanocrystals; Nucleation; Organic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Silver

The nucleation and growth of solids from solutions impacts many natural processes and is fundamental to applications in materials engineering and medicine. For a crystalline solid, the nucleus is a nanoscale cluster of ordered atoms that forms through mechanisms still poorly understood. In particula...