Front Cover -- Nucleation: Basic Theory with Applications -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Symbols and abbreviations -- Part 1: Thermodynamics of nucleation -- Chapter 1. First-order phase transitions -- Chapter 2. Driving force for nucleation -- Chapter 3. Work for cluster formation -- 3.1 Homogeneous nucleation -- 3.2 Heterogeneous nucleation -- 3.3 General formulae -- 3.4 Absence of one-dimensional nucleation -- Chapter 4. Nucleus size and nucleation work -- 4.1 General formulae -- 4.2 Homogeneous nucleation -- 4.3 Heterogeneous nucleation -- 4.4 Atomistically small nuclei -- Chapter 5. Nucleation theorem -- 5.1 Phenomenological proof -- 5.2 Thermodynamic proof -- 5.3 Generalizations -- 5.4 Integral form -- Chapter 6. Properties of clusters -- 6.1 Inside pressure -- 6.2 Chemical potential -- 6.3 Vapour pressure -- 6.4 Solubility -- 6.5 Melting point -- 6.6 Specific surface energy -- Chapter 7. Equilibrium cluster size distribution -- 7.1 Equilibrium concentration of clusters -- 7.2 Equilibrium concentration of nuclei -- Chapter 8. Density-functional approach -- 8.1 General considerations -- 8.2 Gradient approximation -- 8.3 Hard-sphere approximation -- 8.4 Quasi-thermodynamics -- 8.5 Quasi-thermodynamic formulation -- Part 2: Kinetics of nucleation -- Chapter 9. Master equation -- 9.1 General formulation -- 9.2 Nucleation stage -- 9.3 Coalescence stage -- 9.4 Ageing stage -- Chapter 10. Transition frequencies -- 10.1 Monomer attachment frequency -- 10.2 Monomer detachment frequency -- 10.3 Multimer attachment frequency -- 10.4 Multimer detachment frequency -- 10.5 General formulae -- Chapter 11. Nucleation rate -- Chapter 12. Equilibrium -- Chapter 13. Stationary nucleation -- 13.1 Stationary cluster size distribution -- 13.2 Stationary rate of nucleation -- 13.3 Particular cases -- 13.4 Concentration of supernuclei.

13.5 Comparison with experiment -- Chapter 14. First application of the nucleation theorem -- Chapter 15. Non-stationary nucleation -- 15.1 Non-stationary cluster size distribution -- 15.2 Non-stationary rate of nucleation -- 15.3 Time lag of nucleation -- 15.4 Delay time of nucleation -- 15.5 Concentration of supernuclei -- 15.6 Suggestion -- 15.7 Finding the equilibrium concentration of nuclei -- Chapter 16. Second application of the nucleation theorem -- Chapter 17. Nucleation at variable supersaturation -- 17.1 Quasi-stationary cluster size distribution -- 17.2 Quasi-stationary rate of nucleation -- 17.3 Condition for quasi-stationarity -- Part 3: Factors affecting nucleation -- Chapter 18. Seed size -- Chapter 19. Line energy -- Chapter 20. Strain energy -- Chapter 21. Electric field -- 21.1 General formulae -- 21.2 Nucleation on ions -- 21.3 Nucleation in external electric field -- Chapter 22. Carrier-gas pressure -- Chapter 23. Solution pressure -- Chapter 24. Pre-existing clusters -- 24.1 Non-stationary cluster size distribution -- 24.2 Non-stationary rate of nucleation -- 24.3 Concentration of supernuclei -- 24.4 Delay time of nucleation -- Chapter 25. Active centres -- Part 4: Applications -- Chapter 26. Overall crystallization -- 26.1 General formulae -- 26.2 Polynuclear mechanism -- 26.3 Mononuclear mechanism -- 26.4 Two-stage crystallization -- Chapter 27. Crystal growth -- 27.1 Continuous growth -- 27.2 Nucleation-mediated growth -- 27.3 Spiral growth -- Chapter 28. Third application of the nucleation theorem -- Chapter 29. Induction time -- Chapter 30. Fourth application of the nucleation theorem -- Chapter 31. Metastability limit -- Chapter 32. Maximum number of supernuclei -- 32.1 General formulae -- 32.2 Instantaneous nucleation -- 32.3 Progressive nucleation -- Chapter 33. Size distribution of supernuclei -- 33.1 General formulae.

33.2 Particular cases -- Chapter 34. Growth of thin films -- Chapter 35. Rupture of amphiphile bilayers -- Appendices -- A1 Exact formula for the non-stationary nucleation rate -- A2 Approximate formula for the non-stationary nucleation rate -- A3 Initial concentration of supernuclei in previously supersaturated systems -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.