Prediction of absolute crystal-nucleation rate in hard-sphere colloids

By S. Auer, D. Frenkel. Nature, 2001

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Confocal microscopy of colloids (2007, methodology): “These behaviours were observed using confocal microscopy and a critical size of roughly 60–100 particles measured [84], in agreement with computer simulations [85].”
The role of local structure in dynamical arrest (2014, background): “Having said that, nucleation rates are predicted to be extremely strong functions of density [31,423,424], so it is entirely possible that only tiny fluctuations are required for a strong impact on nucleation rate.”
Nucleation and growth mechanisms for Pd-Pt bimetallic nanodendrites and their electrocatalytic properties (2010, background): “However, the number of possible nucleation sites provided by the Pd seeds might not be sufficient to accommodate all the Pt atoms generated from the reduction and, as a result, the supersaturation would be kept at a high level, facilitating homogeneous nucleation in the solution [ 15 , 16].”
Insights into phase transition kinetics from colloid science (2002, neutral): “There has been renewed interest in this mechanism recently, both with simulation”