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Nucleation

Nucleation is the initial process in phase transformations, particularly during solidification, whereby atoms or molecules cluster into stable embryos of a new phase, distinguished from other kinetic processes by its role in overcoming the free energy barrier to form a critical nucleus.

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Controlled growth of monodisperse silica spheres in the micron size range

Werner Stöber, Arthur G. Fink, Ernst Bohn · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · 1968 · 14.3K citations

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Kinetics of Phase Change. I General Theory

Melvin Avrami · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1939 · 11.2K citations

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The kinetics of precipitation from supersaturated solid solutions

I.M. Lifshitz, V.V. Slyozov · Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids · 1961 · 8.3K citations

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Controlled Nucleation for the Regulation of the Particle Size in Monodisperse Gold Suspensions

G. Frens · Nature Physical Science · 1973 · 8.3K citations

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A study of the nucleation and growth processes in the synthesis of colloidal gold

John Turkevich, P. C. Stevenson, James Hillier · Discussions of the Faraday Society · 1951 · 7.6K citations

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    Markku Kulmala

    University of Helsinki, Finland

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    Alejandro J. Müller

    Ikerbasque, Spain

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    Edgar Dutra Zanotto

    Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil

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    Jürn W. P. Schmelzer

    University of Rostock, Germany

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