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Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Surface stabilization determines a classical: fersus non-classical nucleation pathway during particle formation(Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2016-08-04); ; ; ; Particle formation can occur by way of a classical or non-classical nucleation pathway. We show that during the bottom-up synthesis of cobalt particles the degree of particle surface stabilization determines the formation pathway. Without additives, young cobalt particles are liquid because of the size-dependent melting point depression, and crystallization starts only after growth by coalescence, in accord to a non-classical pathway. Addition of surfactants during synthesis leads to particle surface stabilization and, thus, an elevated melting point such that a crystalline nucleus is formed in a classical pathway.Publicationtype: Journal Article65