From templated nucleation to functional materials engineering

Abstract

Templated nucleation is considered theoretically and experimentally in terms of a so-called interface correlation factor f(m,R′). The quantitative experimental evidence of pre and pro nucleation dynamic processes was presented. Based on the f(m,R′) function, the "zero sized" effect of foreign particles allowing us to achieve homogeneous like nucleation was identified for the first time. Based on the principles of templated nucleation, the architecture of new functional materials can be achieved at the micro/nano scales. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.