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Dissolution Kinetics of Nanocrystals
Author(s) -
Petrik Marek,
Harbrecht Bernd
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201300352
Subject(s) - dissolution , nanocrystal , kinetics , materials science , chemical physics , nanotechnology , mineralogy , crystallography , thermodynamics , chemistry , chemical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
A simple series of test‐tube experiments is all it takes to quantify a largely neglected nano‐effect responsible for a dramatic increase—by orders of magnitude—in the surface‐area‐normalized rate of dissolution of nanocrystals. Though the observed variation in this specific rate as a function of size is unprecedented, the effect may be rationalized in terms of the classic atomistic theory of crystal growth and dissolution.