{"id":2060,"date":"2022-04-05T12:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:49:25","slug":"dynamics-of-crystal-nucleation-and-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/index.php\/2022\/04\/05\/dynamics-of-crystal-nucleation-and-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamics of Crystal Nucleation and Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2060\" class=\"elementor elementor-2060\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3020348c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3020348c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44413d44\" data-id=\"44413d44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766463ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766463ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.5 - 03-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Crystals are everywhere: in rocks, in everyday products, and even in the devices we use. Their\u00a0<strong>ordered<\/strong>\u00a0atomic architecture gives rise to striking shapes and a wide range of properties, from dazzling brilliance to remarkable mechanical strength.<\/p>\n<p>In our group, we zoom in on the very first moments of a crystal\u2019s life: nucleation and growth. We study how inorganic crystals such as hydrated salts, double salts and composite crystals\u2014emerge and evolve from solutions, and how factors like additives, ions mixture , spatial confinement, and porous materials steer these processes. We are particularly intrigued by how complex ion mixtures influence nucleation and growth, a key open question in modern crystallization science.<\/p>\n<p>Our ultimate goal is to understand and control crystal morphology. This knowledge underpins advances in fields as diverse as food science, the preservation of cultural heritage, civil engineering, and thermal energy storage\u2014where tailoring crystallization can make the difference between failure and functionality.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Contact : Prof. Noushine Shahidzadeh (<a href=\"mailto:n.shahidzadeh@uva.nl\">n.shahidzadeh@uva.nl<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[2092,2093],\"linkTo\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"290\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" src=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/christmastree-salt-1.gif\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2092\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"570\" height=\"321\" class=\"wp-image-2093\" src=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/selfliftingnacl_gif-1.gif\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2093\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/selfliftingnacl_gif-1.gif\" data-link=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/index.php\/2022\/04\/05\/dynamics-of-crystal-nucleation-and-growth\/selfliftingnacl_gif-1\/\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:gallery --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Left:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/self-amplifying-crystallization-produces-a-christmas-tree-of-salt\/\">Self-amplifying crystallizatio<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/self-amplifying-crystallization-produces-a-christmas-tree-of-salt\/\">n produces a Christmas tree of salt \u2013 Physics World<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Qazi, M. J., et al. &#8220;Salt creeping as a self-amplifying crystallization process.&#8221;\u00a0<em>Science advances<\/em>\u00a05.12 (2019): eaax1853.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Right:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryworld.com\/news\/salt-crystal-grows-legs-to-avoid-slippery-surface\/4012469.article\">https:\/\/www.chemistryworld.com\/news\/salt-crystal-grows-legs-to-avoid-slippery-surface\/4012469.article<\/a><br \/>Salim, Herish, et al. &#8220;Self-lifting NaCl crystals.&#8221;\u00a0<em>The journal of physical chemistry letters<\/em> 11.17 (2020): 7388-7393.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c89847e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c89847e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6b0fdb\" data-id=\"b6b0fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc4817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfc4817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.5 - 03-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Langmuir-Simon-768x1022.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Langmuir-Simon-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Langmuir-Simon-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Langmuir-Simon-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Langmuir-Simon.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f0f04\" data-id=\"b5f0f04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5043216\" data-id=\"5043216\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7f2c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b7f2c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"671\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kaft-NTvN-2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kaft-NTvN-2.png 671w, https:\/\/iop.fnwi.uva.nl\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kaft-NTvN-2-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystals are everywhere: in rocks, in everyday products, and even in the devices we use. Their\u00a0ordered\u00a0atomic architecture gives rise to striking shapes and a wide range of properties, from dazzling brilliance to remarkable mechanical strength. In our group, we zoom in on the very first moments of a crystal\u2019s life: nucleation and growth. 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