Kinetics and thermodynamics of multistep nucleation and self-assembly in nanoscale materials / edited by Gregoire Nicolis and Dominique Maes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicolis, G., 1939- editor.

Maes, Dominique., editor.

Series:

Advances in chemical physics ; 151.

Advances in chemical physics ; v. 151.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nucleation.

Dynamics.

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Advances in Chemical Physics series-the cutting edge of research in chemical physics The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics and physical chemistry fields with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Filled with cutting-edge research reported in a cohesive manner not found elsewhere in the literature, each volume of the Advances in Chemical Physics series presents contributions from internationally renowned chemists and serves as the perfect supplement to any advanced graduate classes.

Contents:

1. Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Fluctuation-Induced Transitions in Multistable Systems / Gregoire Nicolis, Catherine Nicolis

2. Dynamical Rare Event Simulation Techniques for Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Systems / Titus S. Van Erp

3. Confocal Depolarized Dynamic Light Scattering / M. Potenza, T. Sanvito, V. Degiorgio, M. Giglio

4. The Two-Step Mechanism and The Solution-Crystal Spinodal for Nucleation of Crystals in Solution / Peter G. Vekilov

5. Experimental Studies of Two-Step Nucleation During Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Colloidal Particles with Short-Range Attraction / John R. Savage, Liquan Pei, Anthony D. Dinsmore

6. On the Role of Metastable Intermediate States in the Homogeneous Nucleation of Solids from Solution / James F. Lutsko

7. Effects of Protein Size on the High-Concentration/Low-Concentration Phase Transition / Patrick Grosfils

8. Geometric Constraints in the Self-Assembly of Mineral Dendrites and Platelets / John J. Kozak

9. What can Mesoscopic Level IN SITU Observations Teach us About Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Protein Crystallization" / Mike Sleutel, Dominique Maes, Alexander Van Driessche

10. The Ability of Silica to Induce Biomimetic Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate / Matthias Kellermeier, Emilio Melero-García, Werner Kunz, Juan Manuel García-Ruiz

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613619327

9781280589492

1280589493

9781118309483

1118309480

9781118309513

1118309510

9781118309476

1118309472

OCLC:

787842608