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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Colloidal Science
  • Crystallization Dynamics

Background:

  • Crystalline colloidal arrays (CCA) are model systems for studying crystallization.
  • Heterogeneous nucleation at surfaces influences crystal growth kinetics.
  • Understanding CCA crystallization is crucial for materials fabrication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively monitor crystal growth kinetics of shear-melted CCA.
  • To investigate the effect of NaCl concentration on CCA nucleation and growth.
  • To elucidate the transition from diffusion-driven to ripening-driven growth.

Main Methods:

  • Monitoring of the (1 1 1) Bragg diffraction peak.
  • Quantitative measurement of Bragg diffraction interference fringe evolution.
  • Modeling of fringe patterns to determine crystal thickness over time.

Main Results:

  • Observed initial diffusion-driven linear growth followed by ripening-driven growth.
  • Measured linear growth rates between 1.9 and 4.2 µm/s at 80-90 µM NaCl.
  • Identified lower crystal quality at low salt concentrations due to high activation barriers.
  • Observed melting to a liquid phase at >90 µM NaCl.
  • Increasing NaCl concentrations slowed growth rate, consistent with Wilson-Frenkel theory.

Conclusions:

  • NaCl concentration critically affects CCA growth kinetics and crystal quality.
  • Heterogeneous nucleation at the wall competes with homogeneous nucleation in the bulk.
  • Final crystal thickness increases with NaCl concentration due to altered nucleation and growth dynamics.