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Crystal growth at externally imposed nucleation clusters<br />

Idea: impose a cluster of fixed colloidal particles<br />

(e.g. by optical tweezer)<br />

Does this cluster act as a nucleation seed for further crystal<br />

growth?<br />

cf: homogeneous nucleation: the cluster occurs by thermal<br />

fl fluctuations, t ti here h we prescribe ib them th<br />

How does nucleation depend p on cluster size and shape? p<br />

(S (S. van Teeffelen Teeffelen, C.N. C N Likos, Likos H. H Löwen, Löwen PRL, PRL 100,108302 100 108302 (2008))

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