title: Nucleation: what happens at the initial stage?
abstract: Crystallizing growth: The initial structure of crystal nuclei is supersaturation-dependent. At low degrees of supersaturation, liquid-like nuclei are formed initially, which undergo a continuous structure transition from liquid-like to crystal-like as the size N increases. This gradual structure evolution substantially lowers the nucleation barrier DeltaG* and facilitates the nucleation relative to the formation of crystal-like clusters from the beginning.
authors.affiliation: Van't Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Institute, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tian Hui
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiang Yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Liu