Nucleation,growth, and fractal dimensions of icosahedral and polyicosahedral clusters |
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Authors: | Boon K Teo Hong Zhang |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Room 4500, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, 60607 Chicago, Il |
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Abstract: | In this paper, the concept offractal geometry was applied to the growth of icosahedral and polyicosahedral clusters. Fractal dimensions were calculated for high-frequency icosahedral casters, vertex-sharing polyicosahedral clusters, and linked polyicosahedral clusters. These cluster growth pathways were compared with the fractal growth mechanisms of colloidal particles. Close similarities were found despite the tremendous differences in particle sizes and the forces governing their nucleation and growth processes.Dedicated to Prof. Lawrence F. Dahl on his 65th birthday; based in part on a lecture presented by BKT at the Dahl symposium held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin on September 17, 1994. |
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Keywords: | Nucleation cluster growth fractal dimensions icosahedral clusters |
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