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

被引：89

作者：

Heneghan, AF ^{[1
]}

Wilson, PW ^{[1
]}

Haymet, ADJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Houston, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77204 USA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 2002年 / 99卷 / 15期

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D O I：

10.1073/pnas.152253399

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

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.

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页码：9631 / 9634

页数：4

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