Crystallization by particle attachment in synthetic, biogenic, and geologic environments

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 349; no. 6247; p. 498
• Main Authors: De Yoreo, James J., Gilbert, Pupa U. P. A., Sommerdijk, Nico A. J. M., Penn, R. Lee, Whitelam, Stephen, Joester, Derk, Zhang, Hengzhong, Rimer, Jeffrey D., Navrotsky, Alexandra, Banfield, Jillian F., Wallace, Adam F., Michel, F. Marc, Meldrum, Fiona C., Cölfen, Helmut, Dove, Patricia M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington American Association for the Advancement of Science 31.07.2015; The American Association for the Advancement of Science; AAAS
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic environment; Attachment; Biogeochemical cycles; Chemical properties; Chemical speciation; Crystal growth; Crystallization; Crystals; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Environmental cleanup; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Materials science; Mathematical models; Mineralization; Motion; Nanotechnology; Natural environment; Nutrient cycles; Pathways; Physics; Prediction models; REVIEW SUMMARY; Thermodynamics; Trace elements

Crystals grow in a number a ways, including pathways involving the assembly of other particles and multi-ion complexes. De Yoreo et al. review the mounting evidence for these nonclassical pathways from new observational and computational techniques, and the thermodynamic basis for these growth mecha...