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Homogeneous Nucleation

Homogeneous Nucleation is the thermodynamic process of phase transition initiation in which molecular clusters form spontaneously and uniformly in a pure substance without the influence of foreign particles or surfaces, distinguished from heterogeneous nucleation by the absence of preferential nucleation sites.

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Formation of Crystal Nuclei in Liquid Metals

David Turnbull · Journal of Applied Physics · 1950 · 1.8K citations

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Water activity as the determinant for homogeneous ice nucleation in aqueous solutions

Thomas Koop, Beiping Luo, A. Tsias et al. · Nature · 2000 · 1.7K citations

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Isothermal compressibility of supercooled water and evidence for a thermodynamic singularity at −45°C

Robin J. Speedy, C. Austen Angell · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1976 · 919 citations

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Theory of formation of polymer crystals with folded chains in dilute solution

John I. Lauritzen, John Hoffman · Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry · 1960 · 831 citations · Full text

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An improved parameterization for sulfuric acid–water nucleation rates for tropospheric and stratospheric conditions

Hanna Vehkamäki, Markku Kulmala, Ismo Napari et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2002 · 799 citations · Full text

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  1. MK
    Markku Kulmala

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    37 publications · 3.9K citations

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  2. RS
    R. Strey

    University of Cologne, Germany

    23 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. JK
    Joseph Katz

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    19 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. YV
    Y. Viisanen

    Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. AL
    Ari Laaksonen

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    14 publications · 2.7K citations

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  1. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    27 h-index

    136 publications

    15.2K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    27 h-index

    129 publications

    5.5K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    25 h-index

    129 publications

    6.2K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    24 h-index

    65 publications

    7.5K citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    20 h-index

    43 publications

    2K citations

  6. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    18 h-index

    54 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    40 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    18 h-index

    41 publications

    2.7K citations

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  1. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    301 publications · 21.8K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 31 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

    40 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 27 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Journal of Applied Physics

    40 publications · 3.7K citations

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