Laser-Induced Cavitation for Controlling Crystallization from Solution
Nagaraj Nagalingam, Aswin Raghunathan, Vikram Korede, Christian Poelma, Carlas Smith, Remco Hartkamp, Johan T. Padding, Hüseyin Burak Eral
Abstract
High-speed microscope measurements show the nucleation and growth of single KCl crystals at the inner container wall of a supersaturated solution where submillimeter cavitation bubbles are generated by incident laser pulses.
Topics & Concepts
CavitationSupersaturationNucleationMaterials scienceCrystallizationLaserMicroscopeOpticsMechanicsThermodynamicsPhysicsCrystallization and Solubility StudiesCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionUltrasound and Cavitation Phenomena