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 …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium carbonate: controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and nanostructured materials

YQ Niu, JH Liu, C Aymonier, S Fermani… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an important inorganic mineral in biological and geological
systems. Traditionally, it is widely used in plastics, papermaking, ink, building materials …

Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation: Influencing factors, nucleation pathways, and application in waste water remediation

Y Liu, A Ali, JF Su, K Li, RZ Hu, Z Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a technique that uses the
metabolic action of microorganisms to produce CO 3 2− which combines with free Ca 2+ to …

Downward homogenized crystallization for inverted wide‐bandgap mixed‐halide perovskite solar cells with 21% efficiency and suppressed photo‐induced halide …

Y Zheng, X Wu, J Liang, Z Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mixed‐halide perovskite has an irreplaceable role as wide‐bandgap absorber in multi‐
junction tandem solar cells. However, large open‐circuit voltage (Voc) loss due to non …

Crystallization in confinement

FC Meldrum, C O'Shaughnessy - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many crystallization processes of great importance, including frost heave, biomineralization,
the synthesis of nanomaterials, and scale formation, occur in small volumes rather than bulk …

Microbe‐Mediated Biosynthesis of Multidimensional Carbon‐Based Materials for Energy Storage Applications

S Shen, Y Chen, J Zhou, H Zhang, X Xia… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biosynthesis methods are considered to be a promising technology for engineering new
carbon‐based materials or redesigning the existing ones for specific purposes with the aid …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-nucleation clusters as solute precursors in crystallisation

D Gebauer, M Kellermeier, JD Gale… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Crystallisation is at the heart of various scientific disciplines, but still the understanding of the
molecular mechanisms underlying phase separation and the formation of the first solid …

Strategies to address low drug solubility in discovery and development

HD Williams, NL Trevaskis, SA Charman… - Pharmacological …, 2013 - ASPET
Drugs with low water solubility are predisposed to low and variable oral bioavailability and,
therefore, to variability in clinical response. Despite significant efforts to “design in” …

Nucleation and growth in solution synthesis of nanostructures–from fundamentals to advanced applications

KJ Wu, CM Edmund, C Shang, Z Guo - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Nucleation and growth are two important and entwined processes in materials synthesis and
engineering. While understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of the processes remain …