A statistical study of heterogeneous nucleation of ice by molecular dynamics

Abstract We studied the stochastic nature of heterogeneous nucleation of supercooled liquid water by molecular dynamics simulations. The systems were composed of 768 molecules; M of them had their positions restricted forming a solid nucleus (INM) for M = 48, 56, 64, 72, 80 and 90 molecules, and the...

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Autores: Bermúdez Di Lorenzo, Aleida J., Carignano, Marcelo A., Pereyra, Rodolfo Guillermo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/51152
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/51152
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Heterogeneous Nucleation
Molecular Dynamics
Ice
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Resumo:Abstract We studied the stochastic nature of heterogeneous nucleation of supercooled liquid water by molecular dynamics simulations. The systems were composed of 768 molecules; M of them had their positions restricted forming a solid nucleus (INM) for M = 48, 56, 64, 72, 80 and 90 molecules, and the rest were arranged in liquid state. By using a statistical analysis, we determined the nucleation rate (jM) for systems formed with IN64, IN72, IN80 and IN90. These results are coherent with the stochastic hypothesis for heterogeneous nucleation and show a direct relationship between M and jM.