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Nucleation : basic theory with applications /

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This book represents a detailed and systematic account of the basic principles, developments and applications of the theory of nucleation. The formation of new phases begins with the process of nucleation and is, therefore, a widely spread phenomenon in both nature and technology. Condensation and e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kashchiev, Dimo
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, 2000.
Subjects:
Nucleation.
Nucléation.
SCIENCE > Physics > Crystallography.
Nucleation
Crescimento de cristais.
Cristalização.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • First-order phase transitions
  • Driving force for nucleation
  • Work for cluster formation
  • Nucleus size and nucleation work
  • Nucleation theorem
  • Properties of clusters
  • Equilibrium cluster size distribution
  • Density-functional approach
  • Master equation
  • Transition frequencies
  • Nucleation rate
  • Equilibrium
  • Stationary nucleation
  • First application of the nucleation theorem
  • Non-stationary nucleation
  • Second application of the nucleation theorem
  • Nucleation at variable supersaturation
  • Seed size
  • Line energy
  • Strain energy
  • Electric field
  • Carrier-gas pressure
  • Solution pressure
  • Pre-existing clusters
  • Active centres
  • Overall crystallization
  • Crystal growth
  • Third application of the nucleation theorem
  • Induction time
  • Fourth application of the nucleation theorem
  • Metastability limit
  • Maximum number of supernuclei
  • Size distribution of supernuclei
  • Growth of thin films
  • Rupture of amphiphile bilayers.