Forms and applications of the nucleation theorem.

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The nucleation theorem is a general relation between the nucleation work, the nucleus size, and the supersaturation or other thermodynamic parameters of the old phase. The theorem appears in different forms, depending not only on the chosen set of independent variables describing the nucleation work but also on which of these variables is changed while the others are held fixed. This paper gives a rigorous, systematic, and comprehensive presentation of various forms of the nucleation theorem and shows how some of them can be applied to concrete cases of nucleation. Both theoretical and experimental applications of the theorem to nucleation in unary, binary, or ternary phases are considered.

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Author/s: Kashchiev, Dimo (D);

Affiliation: Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ul. Acad. G. Bonchev 11, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria. kash(-atsign-)ipchp.ipc.bas.bg

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of chemical physics (J Chem Phys), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 125 (issue 1) : pp 014502

Dates: Created 2006/07/25; Completed 2006/09/28;

PMID: 16863311, status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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