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Denis Gebauer1, Julian D Gale2, Helmut Cölfen3

  • 1Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Callinstr. 9, 30167, Hannover, Germany.

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2-step nucleationclassical nucleation theorycrystal growthpre-nucleation clusterswater

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