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dc.contributor.authorScheck, J.
dc.contributor.authorWu, B.
dc.contributor.authorDrechsler, M.
dc.contributor.authorRosenberg, R.
dc.contributor.authorVan Driessche, A.
dc.contributor.authorStawski, T.
dc.contributor.authorGebauer, Denis
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-28T13:57:33Z
dc.date.available2017-04-28T13:57:33Z
dc.date.created2017-04-28T09:06:17Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationScheck, J. and Wu, B. and Drechsler, M. and Rosenberg, R. and Van Driessche, A. and Stawski, T. and Gebauer, D. 2016. The Molecular Mechanism of Iron(III) Oxide Nucleation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 7 (16): pp. 3123-3130.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52111
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01237
dc.description.abstract

© 2016 American Chemical Society.A molecular understanding of the formation of solid phases from solution would be beneficial for various scientific fields. However, nucleation pathways are still not fully understood, whereby the case of iron (oxyhydr)oxides poses a prime example. We show that in the prenucleation regime, thermodynamically stable solute species up to a few nanometers in size are observed, which meet the definition of prenucleation clusters. Nucleation then is not governed by a critical size, but rather by the dynamics of the clusters that are forming at the distinct nucleation stages, based on the chemistry of the linkages within the clusters. This resolves a longstanding debate in the field of iron oxide nucleation, and the results may generally apply to oxides forming via hydrolysis and condensation. The (molecular) understanding of the chemical basis of phase separation is paramount for, e.g., tailoring size, shape and structure of novel nanocrystalline materials.

dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society
dc.titleThe Molecular Mechanism of Iron(III) Oxide Nucleation
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number16
dcterms.source.startPage3123
dcterms.source.endPage3130
dcterms.source.issn1948-7185
dcterms.source.titleThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemistry
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