ANALYSIS OF CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS

A realistic computer model for polymorphic crystallization (i.e., init ial and final phases with identical compositions), which includes time -dependent nucleation and cluster-size-dependent growth rates, is deve loped and tested by fits to experimental data. Model calculations are used to assess the validity of two of the more common approaches for t he analysis of crystallization data. The effects of particle size on t ransformation kinetics, important for the crystallization of many syst ems of limited dimension including thin films, fine powders, and nanop articles, are examined. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.