Communications Chemistry (Sep 2021)

Open questions on physical chemistry of crystal growth from congruent melts

  • Feier Hou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00571-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Crystallization is observed in both nature and in the lab, and is critical to diverse areas of science and technology. Here, the author summarizes the theories that have been proposed to explain crystal growth from melts, and raises some open questions that remain.