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Title: LaMer's 1950 model of particle formation: a review and critical analysis of its classical nucleation and fluctuation theory basis, of competing models and mechanisms for phase-changes and particle formation, and then of its application to silver halide, semiconductor, metal, and metal-oxide nanoparticles

Journal Article · · Materials Advances
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00439A · OSTI ID:1742062

Are classical nucleation theory and the 1950 LaMer model of particle formation supported for a wide range of particle formations, or do competing models in the form of chemical reaction mechanisms have better experimental support? Read on to find out.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1742062
Journal Information:
Materials Advances, Journal Name: Materials Advances Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2; ISSN MAADC9; ISSN 2633-5409
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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