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Crystal dissolution by particle detachment
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DOI：10.1038/s41467-023-41443-y.png)
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Crystal dissolution, which is a fundamental process in both natural and technological settings, has been predominately viewed as a process of ion-by-ion detachment into a surrounding solvent. Here we report a mechanism of dissolution by particle detachment (DPD) that dominates in mesocrystals formed via crystallization by particle attachment (CPA). Using liquid phase electron microscopy to directly observe dissolution of hematite crystals - both compact rhombohedra and mesocrystals of coaligned nanoparticles - we find that the mesocrystals evolve into branched structures, which disintegrate as individual sub-particles detach. The resulting dissolution rates far exceed those for equivalent masses of compact single crystals. Applying a numerical generalization of the Gibbs-Thomson effect, we show that the physical drivers of DPD are curvature and strain inherently tied to the original CPA process. Based on the generality of the model, we anticipate that DPD is widespread for both natural minerals and synthetic crystals formed via CPA. Crystal dissolution has been predominately viewed as a process of ion-by-ion detachment into a surrounding solvent. Here, the authors report an alternative mechanism of dissolution by particle detachment.
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ORIENTED ATTACHMENT
NANOCRYSTAL GROWTH
TRANSFORMATION
NUCLEATION
MECHANISMS
HEMATITE
MESOCRYSTAL
SIMULATION
MORPHOLOGY
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