Crystallisation of Materials from Solution, Vapour and Melt
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Crystallization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (6 January 2021) | Viewed by 6314
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
While we all strive to develop new and exciting ways to manufacture known and novel crystal structures, it must not be forgotten that the vast majority of crystals grow from solution, vapour or melt. This is true whether the process is industrial, biological or geological. These processes, whilst now familiar to the community, can still surprise and give new insights into how crystals grow.
For example, it is understood that there is a relationship between nucleation and the polymorphic phase in organic crystals, but what is that relationship? With nucleation manipulation in mind, crystal growers can raise their heads and claim to have been the first true nano-technologists.
Similarly, it must not be forgotten that the current surge of interest in additive manufacturing was pre-empted by the activities of the pioneers of vapour-phase methods of semiconductor growth. It might even be claimed that nature pre-empted everyone, by manufacturing so many delightful and useful crystal structures from the vapour, melt and solution phases.
As workhorses of crystallisation, these traditional methods deserve to have their moment in the sun. This Special Issue of Crystals will highlight the fact that what we now consider ordinary from a crystallisation perspective is still an extraordinary process.
We invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue on "Crystallisation from Solution, Vapour and Melt", which is intended to serve as a unique forum, covering broad aspects of the science, technology and the application of crystallisation from solution, vapour and melt.
Dr. Ranko Vrcelj
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nucleation and growth
- Solvated structures
- Polymorphic changes
- Morphology and habit modification
- Crystal growth of materials
- Process control and scale up
- Industrial crystallisation
- Biological crystallisation
- Geological crystallisation.
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