DOI: 10.1073/pnas.152253399. Heterogeneous nucleation of supercooled water, and the effect of an added catalyst

Heterogeneous nucleation of supercooled water, and the effect of an added catalyst

10.1073/pnas.152253399

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Abstract

The statistics of liquid-to-crystal nucleation are measured rigorously by using a recently developed automated lag-time apparatus (ALTA). A single sample, in this case a sample of pure water both with and without an (insoluble) AgI crystal, is repeatedly cooled, nucleated, and thawed. Analysis of the data, coupled with a second kind of experiment, shows that the statistics of nucleation are consistent with a first-order kinetic mechanism over a wide range of supercooling temperatures. The limitations of classical nucleation theory are exhibited. Our analysis unifies many related experiments in biology, physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering.

Bibliography

Heneghan, A. F., Wilson, P. W., & Haymet, A. D. J. (2002). Heterogeneous nucleation of supercooled water, and the effect of an added catalyst. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99(15), 9631â9634.

Authors 3

A. F. Heneghan (first)
P. W. Wilson (additional)
A. D. J. Haymet (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years ago (July 28, 2002, 6:26 p.m.)
Deposited	3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 1:32 a.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 3 weeks ago (July 2, 2025, 2:11 p.m.)
Issued	23 years, 1 month ago (July 11, 2002)
Published	23 years, 1 month ago (July 11, 2002)
Published Online	23 years, 1 month ago (July 11, 2002)
Published Print	23 years, 1 month ago (July 23, 2002)

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BibTeX

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