The Birth of Crystals in Solution at Submillisecond Time Scales: Spinodal Decomposition into a Transient Viscoelastic Reactant-Rich Liquid
Understanding crystallization from solution is essential to natural and industrial processes. In contrast to the mechanism envisioned in classical nucleation theory, crystallization from solution frequently proceeds after liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) into transient reactant-rich liquid structures that subseq...