Crystal dissolution by particle detachment

Abstract Crystal dissolution, which is a fundamental process in both natural and technological settings, has been predominately viewed as a process of ion-by-ion detachment into a surrounding solvent. Here we report a mechanism of dissolution by particle detachment (DPD) that dominates in mesocrysta...

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Main Authors: Guomin Zhu, Benjamin A. Legg, Michel Sassi, Xinran Liang, Meirong Zong, Kevin M. Rosso, James J. De Yoreo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41443-y