Drop freezing: Fine detection of contaminants by measuring the tip angle

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作者
Boulogne, Francois [1 ]
Salonen, Anniina [1 ]
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[1] Univ Paris Saclay, CNRS, Lab Phys Solides, F-91405 Orsay, France
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10.1063/1.5144071
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O59 [应用物理学];
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In this Letter, we show that the shape of a freezing drop of water can be sensitive to the presence of impurities. We measure the tip angle of water drops frozen on a cold plate. The fine changes in the tip angle are robustly captured by our image analysis method, which shows a deviation from that of pure water in solutions with salt (NaCl), polymer polyethylene glycol, and surfactant tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide starting at concentrations of 10(-6), 10(-4), and 10(-6) M, respectively. The method could be adapted into a portable water purity tester, but this work also highlights the complexity of water freezing as it is influenced by trace concentrations of impurities.
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