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ArticleNature communications2023

Crystal dissolution by particle detachment.

Guomin Zhu, Benjamin A Legg, Michel Sassi, Xinran Liang, Meirong Zong, Kevin M Rosso, James J De Yoreo

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Guomin ZhuPhysical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Benjamin A LeggPhysical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Michel SassiPhysical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Xinran LiangPhysical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Meirong ZongPhysical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Kevin M RossoPhysical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8474-7720
James J De YoreoPhysical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA. james.deyoreo@pnnl.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-733X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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PMCPMC10562397

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