%0 Journal Article %1 Schope2006TwoStep %A Schöpe, Hans J. %A Bryant, Gary %A van Megen, William %D 2006 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K colloids, hard-spheres, kinetics crystallization %N 17 %P 175701+ %R 10.1103/physrevlett.96.175701 %T Two-Step Crystallization Kinetics in Colloidal Hard-Sphere Systems %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.96.175701 %V 96 %X The crystallization kinetics of colloidal hard spheres was studied using a special Bragg spectrometer with high sensitivity. In contrast with the classical scenario we observe a two-step nucleation process: the number of crystallites increases slowly at early times, followed by a dramatic reduction at intermediate times, prior to undergoing a rapid increase at late times. We explain these results in terms of a polydispersity limited growth of crystallites, where the crystallization at early times is governed by local fractionation processes, leading to a long delay prior to final crystallization.

@article{Schope2006TwoStep, abstract = {{The crystallization kinetics of colloidal hard spheres was studied using a special Bragg spectrometer with high sensitivity. In contrast with the classical scenario we observe a two-step nucleation process: the number of crystallites increases slowly at early times, followed by a dramatic reduction at intermediate times, prior to undergoing a rapid increase at late times. We explain these results in terms of a polydispersity limited growth of crystallites, where the crystallization at early times is governed by local fractionation processes, leading to a long delay prior to final crystallization.}}, added-at = {2019-06-10T14:53:09.000+0200}, author = {Sch\"{o}pe, Hans J. and Bryant, Gary and van Megen, William}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/231cc756d456e5c98cd343679d043fd09/nonancourt}, citeulike-article-id = {7550743}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.96.175701}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v96/i17/e175701}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v96/i17/e175701}, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.96.175701}, interhash = {8bb87fe6306c3163a0e655307d0d9975}, intrahash = {31cc756d456e5c98cd343679d043fd09}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {colloids, hard-spheres, kinetics crystallization}, month = may, number = 17, pages = {175701+}, posted-at = {2010-07-29 14:13:45}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2019-08-23T10:57:27.000+0200}, title = {{Two-Step Crystallization Kinetics in Colloidal Hard-Sphere Systems}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.96.175701}, volume = 96, year = 2006 }