Nanoscale proximity of a free interface and an ice nucleating particle is a sufficient condition for contact freezing

Contact freezing of water is a very fast and common process that is still not well understood due to challenges in probing this microscopic phenomenon. Now, molecular dynamics simulations help to explain experimental data of contact freezing, showing a connection between water’s suspected propensity...

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Autor principal: Teresa S. Ortner
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/bb2b2ad78af2451ebaf81ca5874a027e
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Sumario:Contact freezing of water is a very fast and common process that is still not well understood due to challenges in probing this microscopic phenomenon. Now, molecular dynamics simulations help to explain experimental data of contact freezing, showing a connection between water’s suspected propensity to undergo surface freezing and the kinetic enhancement during contact nucleation.