Capturing the Moment of Emergence of Crystal Nucleus from Disorder

Crystallization is the process of atoms or molecules forming an organized solid via nucleation and growth. Being intrinsically stochastic, the research at an atomistic level has been a huge experimental challenge. We report herein in situ detection of a crystal nucleus forming during nucleation/grow...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021-02, Vol.143 (4), p.1763-1767
Main Authors: Nakamuro, Takayuki, Sakakibara, Masaya, Nada, Hiroki, Harano, Koji, Nakamura, Eiichi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Crystallization is the process of atoms or molecules forming an organized solid via nucleation and growth. Being intrinsically stochastic, the research at an atomistic level has been a huge experimental challenge. We report herein in situ detection of a crystal nucleus forming during nucleation/growth of a NaCl nanocrystal, as video recorded in the interior of a vibrating conical carbon nanotube at 20–40 ms frame–1 with localization precision of
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/jacs.0c12100