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The spread of Nucleation temperatures of a sample of supercooled liquid is independent of the average nucleation temperature
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Wilson, PW and Haymet, AD, The spread of Nucleation temperatures of a sample of supercooled liquid is independent of the average nucleation temperature, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical, 116, (45) pp. 13472-13475. ISSN 1520-6106 (2012) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
The stochastic nature of the nucleation of a supercooled solution is not always realized or well-defined. There exists an inherent spread of nucleation temperatures of any given sample which is repeatedly supercooled, frozen, and then thawed, in the same container, even when the nucleation is occurring at the same site. Classical nucleation theory predicts such a spread but does not provide any molecular level interpretation for the value of the spread and thus it has been the subject of some speculation. This report shows that there is a lower limit to the value of the spread which is related neither to the efficiency of the best nucleation site nor the number of times the sample is cooled and the nucleation temperature measured. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Physical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Condensed matter physics |
| Research Field: | Soft condensed matter |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Wilson, PW (Professor Peter Wilson) |
| ID Code: | 90646 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Deposited By: | Faculty of Health |
| Deposited On: | 2014-04-15 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-01 |
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