In the crystallization mechanism, particles often first go through an amorphous phase (where the units of the 'to-be' crystal are disorganized) before they reach their crystalline lattice structure. Imagine a stirred solution with amorphous particles, and then the same solution but with crystalline particles of the same elemental composition: is there any literature/theory known that describes whether the amorphous particles would be more likely to agglomerate/coalesce/coarse than the crystalline ones?
Dear Annemerel Mol
Recently the work by Yuan Tian , Wei Jiao , et al., revealed that the coalescence between amorphous particles shows faster kinetics than crystalline ones. Results suggest that the high surface mobility and the structural isotropy promote the fast coalescence of the amorphous nanoparticles at relatively lower temperatures.
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337393419_Fast_coalescence_of_metallic_glass_nanoparticles
Dear Mohammed Hussein j. H. Al'Atia ,
Thank you for referring me to this interesting article. Upon an earlier search I had already found it, but didn't not look further into it.
I'll have another look!
Thanks a lot again.
Best regards from the Netherlands,
Annemerel
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