Homogeneous freezing of water starts in the subsurface
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A study reports the first molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of homogeneous freezing in aqueous slabs of varying sizes, where both bulk and surface ice nucleation can occur. Results show that homogeneous ice nucleation preferentially starts in the subsurface and that the subsurface accommodates better than the bulk the increase of volume connected with freezing, shedding new light on the experimental controversy concerning the bulk versus surface origin of homogeneous ice nucleation in water droplets.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2006
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Salt crystalline from an evaporating aqueous solution by molecular dynamics simulations
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Some results from molecular dynamics simulations of evaporating aqueous NaCl solutions with realistic interactions potentials are presented. The simulations provide unique information about the mechanism and dynamics of nucleation and crystal growth from an evaporating solution.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2003
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Enhanced concentration of polarizable anions at the liquid water surface: SHG spectroscopy and MD simulations of sodium thiocyanide
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The liquid/air interface of aqueous sodium thiocyanide at varying salt concentrations is examined. The results are in accord with molecular dynamics simulations in slab geometry, which predict an appreciable surface enhancement of SCN(super -).
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2005
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