DOI: 10.1063/1.476554. Crystal nucleation in the presence of a metastable critical point

Crystal nucleation in the presence of a metastable critical point

10.1063/1.476554

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Abstract

Density functional theory is applied to the study of crystal nucleation in the presence of a metastable critical point. A phenomenological model for fluids with short range interactions is developed to study the influence of critical density fluctuations on the structure of the critical nucleus and the height of the barrier to nucleation. Our results show dramatic changes in the nature of crystal nucleation near the metastable critical point, with nucleation rates increasing several orders of magnitude; this behavior has important consequences for nucleation of colloids and proteins from solution. A nonmonotonic dependence of the critical cluster size on supersaturation is observed under these conditions.

Bibliography

Talanquer, V., & Oxtoby, D. W. (1998). Crystal nucleation in the presence of a metastable critical point. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 109(1), 223â227.

Authors 2

V. Talanquer (first)
David W. Oxtoby (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years ago (July 26, 2002, 8:10 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 5, 2024, 2:50 p.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 1 week ago (July 11, 2025, 6:23 a.m.)
Issued	27 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 1998)
Published	27 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 1998)
Published Print	27 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 1998)

Funders 0

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BibTeX

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