Structural properties and recrystallization effects in ion beam modified B20-type FeGe films by Jiangteng Liu, Ryan Schoell, Xiyue S. Zhang, Hongbin Yang, M. B. Venuti, Hanjong Paik, David A. Muller, Tzu-Ming Lu, Khalid Hattar, Serena Eley

“…Finally, we describe the crystallization kinetics using the Johnson–Mehl–Avrami–Kolmogorov model, finding that the growth of crystalline grains is consistent with diffusion-controlled one-to-two dimensional growth with a decreasing nucleation rate.…”
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Deformation-Induced and Reaction-Enhanced Permeability in Metabasic Gneisses, Iona, Scotland: Controls and Scales of Retrograde Fluid Movement by Tim J. Dempster, Allan D. Hollinsworth, Euan McIntosh, Shannon Edgar, John W. Faithfull, Daniel Koehn

“…Retrogression of these basement gneisses is dominated by a complex combination of reaction-enhanced and reaction-restricted permeability, kinetic controls on the nucleation of reaction products, changes in fluid composition buffered by the reactions, and periodic local migration of fluids associated with fault movements. …”
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Experimental study of mortar incorporating nano-magnetite on engineering performance and radiation shielding by Kunchariyakun Kittipong, Sinyoung Suthatip, MacKenzie Kenneth J. D., Pungkun Vithit, Raknarong Pakkamai, Teh Musofpar, Jekabaso Afham, Sittichan Narumol

“…The results indicate that nano-Fe3O4 additions enhance the radiation-shielding properties of the mortar as a result of pore filling and nucleation effects. The mortar incorporating nano-Fe3O4 exhibited relatively high compressive strength values at 28 and 90 days compared to the control mixture (NFC0). …”
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Effects of NiAl on precipitation behavior and mechanical properties of M2C strengthened secondary hardening steel by Yangxin Wang, Aijun Li, Tong wang, Junjie Sheng, Xin Cao, Chundong Hu, Han Dong

“…The results indicate that the precipitation of NiAl in the steel induces M2C nucleation around NiAl, preventing the coarsening behavior typically observed when M2C precipitates alone, where precipitates aggregate along dislocations. …”
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Cooperative twinning behavior leads to superior mechanical properties in a coherently precipitated high-entropy alloy by Shuai Yuan, Xinghao Du, Dezheng liu, Chenxi Yuan, Zeyu Xing, Jinyu Zhang, Hechuan Ma, Shijun Zhao, Wanpeng Li, Baolin Wu, Jun Sun

“…The underlying mechanism for the nucleation and growth of DTs in the grains with γ/γ′ duplex phases has been elucidated through transmission electron microscopy observations and density functional theory calculation, emphasizing the importance of the DTs. …”
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Analysis of drug release models from biodegradable nanomodified chitosan based materials by М. О. Кумеда, Л. Б. Суходуб, Л. Ф. Суходуб

“…Microwave (MW) irradiation is an exposure method that shortens the synthesis time by significantly increasing the number of nucleation centers, which results the reducing the size of the crystallites formed, which affects the adsorption capacity of the product. …”
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Microstructure evolution and recrystallization behavior of two nickel-based single crystal superalloys by XU Fuze, LIN Yongcheng, MA Dexin, HE Daoguang, ZHAO Yunxing, LI Lyu, CHENG Bowen, DENG Yangpi

“…The higher content of eutectic and micro-shrinkage porosity provides more nucleation sites and quantities for RX in the CMSX-4 alloy， while the solution heat treatment temperatures above the γ' phase dissolution temperature weakens the pinning effect of coarse γ' phase on RX growth， and high melting point carbides and residual eutectic become important factors hindering RX growth. …”
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Effect of Lauric Acid on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)/Starch Composite Biofilms by Joemer A. Adorna, Camelle Kaye A. Aleman, Ian Lorenzo E. Gonzaga, Jamela N. Pangasinan, Kim Marie D. Sisican, Van Dien Dang, Ruey-An Doong, Ruby Lynn G. Ventura, Jey-R S. Ventura

“…Physicochemical characterization via EDS, XRD, and FTIR proved that the composite components have blended through nucleation and plasticization processes. The morphology of the PHB/S blends was found to be a heterogeneous matrix, with decreased inhomogeneity upon the addition of LA in the composite. …”
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Optical Observations of Sputtered Au-nanostructures and Characterizations by Sabah Jameel Mezher, Mohammed O. Dawood, Bahjat B. Kadhim

“…In addition, the formation of nano-islands can also be used as nucleation sites (seed layer) to promote the growth of various nanostructures to obtain a good aspect ratio and improve the performance of various optoelectronic devices and gas sensors. …”
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Anisotropic compressive deformation behavior of hot-rolled Mg-3Al-0.5Ce alloy by Prakash C. Gautam, Somjeet Biswas

“…The presence of Al11Ce3 intermetallics delayed the ET nucleation event, which initiates at ε∼0.018. The ET fraction evolves to ∼0.85, lower than in the previous works on single phase Mg alloy. …”
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Coal gasification slag-derived hydrocalumite nanofluids for flow boiling heat transfer enhancement of power electronic devices by Junjie Wu, Junsheng Hou, Li Ma, Lei Huang, Zihan Ding, Hao Zhang, Baiqi Tian, Wenjing Zhou, Zhenzhen Chen, Nanjing Hao

“…Improved wettability, delayed bubble coalescence, additional nucleation sites are attributed to the improvement. …”
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Ion irradiation introduced high-density core-shell structured nanoprecipitates in FeCrNi by Yizhou Qian, Xiaolei Ma, Kangkang Wen, Siyu Chen, Yiheng Chen, Yugang Wang, Tongde Shen, Gang Sha, Chenxu Wang

“…The ion irradiation process facilitated the controlled formation of these nanostructures by inducing localized vacancies, which allowed the nucleation and growth of NPs uniformly distributed within the alloy matrix. …”
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Influence of Regional Pollution Outflow on Particle Number Concentration and Particle Size in Airshed of Guangzhou, South China by Hing Cho Cheung, Chengyu Nie, Mintao Huang, Tingting Yang, Hao Wang, Celine Siu Lan Lee, Chenglei Pei, Jun Zhao, Baoling Liang

“…The PM pollution was found to be significantly influenced by local emissions (dominated by Aitken mode particles) and new particle formation (NPF) process (dominated by nucleation mode particles). NPF event was found to be associated with a higher N10–25/H2SO4 proxy ratio during the low wind speed condition.…”
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Vertical Profiles and Chemical Properties of Aerosol Particles upon Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Islands) by B. Moroni, S. Becagli, E. Bolzacchini, M. Busetto, D. Cappelletti, S. Crocchianti, L. Ferrero, D. Frosini, C. Lanconelli, A. Lupi, M. Maturilli, M. Mazzola, M. G. Perrone, G. Sangiorgi, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, A. Viola, V. Vitale

“…The influence of size, shape, and mixing state of particles on ice nucleation and radiative properties is also discussed.…”
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Enhanced mechanical properties of Al0.43CoCrFeNi2.1 high entropy alloy fabricated through complex shear flow casting: Experiment and MD simulation by Simeng Jiang, Yaya Zhao, Weijie Fan, Weiyang Xie, Yanlin Wang, Xiaohua Chen, Zidong Wang

“…Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to investigate the nucleation characteristics, microstructure evolution, and dislocation evolution during solidification. …”
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Hydrate-Based Methane Storage in Biodegradable Hydrogels Absorbing Dilute Sodium P-Styrenesulfonate Solution by Fangzheng Hua, Kang Tan, Jingyu Lv, Fei Wang, Mengting Sun

“…In this binary reaction system, the large surface area of hydrogels provided hydrate formation with sufficient nucleation sites and an enlarged gas–liquid interface, and in the meantime, the dilute SS solution produced an adequate capillary effect, which together enhanced mass transfer and accelerated hydrate formation kinetics. …”
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Microstructure development, mechanical properties and underlying mechanism of micro-TiN-reinforced AlSi10Mg composites fabricated by selective laser melting by Huang X., Wang L., Huang W.-D., He D.-D., Cheng X.-H., Xu X.-P., Chen X.-X., Qin S.-S., Huang L.-H.

“…The TiN particles refine the matrix grains and significantly reduce the prevalence (001) texture by promoting a heterogeneous nucleation process. In comparison to the AlSi10Mg alloy, the TiN/AlSi10Mg composite exhibits improved microhardness, tensile strength, and wear resistance. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Hard Rocks at High Temperature: Applications in Civil Engineering by Mambou Ngueyep Luc Leroy, Foguieng Wembe Marius, Ngapgue François

“…This work shows that hard rock mechanical and physical properties evolutions are strongly related to the evolution of the microstructure caused by the geological history, cracks nucleation occurrences, recrystallization, dehydroxylation, and dehydration reactions. …”
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β-crystals aied greater energy absorbing ethylene–propylene rubber in polypropylene blends for outstanding low-temperature toughness by Ruimiao Liang, Wenwen Yu, Jiahao Shen, Zhiyi Zhang, Zaifu Lin, Jiayi Wang, Lan Jia, Feng Chen, Yonggang Shangguan, Qiang Zheng

“…The addition of TMB-5 provides numerous nucleation sites that facilitate the β-crystallization of polypropylene, leading to an increased content of β-crystals and a reduction in crystal grain size. …”
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Microscopic analysis of carbonated steel slag and its impact on properties of cementitious materials by Yaocheng Wang, Xiong Xie, Xin Wang, Yingwu Zhou, Baojian Zhan, Feng Xing, Hongzhi Cui

“…Furthermore, carbonation treatment improves SS activity, a high carbonation degree enhances compressive strength and reduces porosity in cementitious materials, attributed to SiO2 gel and nucleation effect of CaCO3.…”
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