Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Callinstr. 9, 30167, Hannover, Germany.
Curtin Institute for Computation/The Institute for Geoscience Research (TiGER), School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, PO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia.
Small. 2022 Jul;18(28):e2107735. doi: 10.1002/smll.202107735. Epub 2022 Jun 9.
In this review article, selected, latest theoretical, and experimental developments in the field of nucleation and crystal growth of inorganic materials from aqueous solution are highlighted, with a focus on literature after 2015 and on non-classical pathways. A key point is to emphasize the so far underappreciated role of water and solvent entropy in crystallization at all stages from solution speciation through to the final crystal. While drawing on examples from current inorganic materials where non-classical behavior has been proposed, the potential of these approaches to be adapted to a wide-range of systems is also discussed, while considering the broader implications of the current re-assessment of pathways for crystallization. Various techniques that are suitable for the exploration of crystallization pathways in aqueous solution, from nucleation to crystal growth are summarized, and a flow chart for the assignment of specific theories based on experimental observations is proposed.
在这篇综述文章中，重点介绍了水溶液中无机材料成核和晶体生长领域的最新理论和实验进展，重点关注 2015 年以后的文献和非经典途径。一个关键点是强调水和溶剂熵在从溶液配体到最终晶体的各个阶段的结晶过程中的作用，而这些作用迄今为止还没有得到充分的重视。在借鉴当前提出非经典行为的无机材料实例的同时，还讨论了这些方法在广泛的系统中进行适应性的潜力，同时考虑到对结晶途径的当前重新评估的更广泛影响。总结了适合探索水溶液中成核到晶体生长等各个阶段结晶途径的各种技术，并提出了一种根据实验观察指定特定理论的流程图。
