Thermodynamics versus kinetics in nanosynthesis

• Main Authors: Wang, Yawen, He, Jiating, Liu, Cuicui, Chong, Wen Han, Chen, Hongyu
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Nanotechnology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106688; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25081; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201402986
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One may discover a stone tool by chance but it takes more than luck to make a car or cell phone. With the advance of nanoscience, the synthesis of increasingly sophisticated nanostructures demands a rational design and a systems approach. In this Review, we advocate the distinction between thermodyn...