The nucleation mechanism of crystals of small organic molecules, postulated based on computer simulations, still lacks experimental evidence. In this study we designed an experimental approach to monitor the early stages ...

La2NiO4+δ particles with a plate-like morphology were prepared from a NaOH melt by molten-flux synthesis. For this purpose, the intermediates from a sol–gel process were used as reactants. Using powder X-ray diffraction, ...