2012/08/24 by Kenneth G. Libbrecht, Libbrecht, Kenneth G. · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Solidification and crystal growth phenomena #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1208.5064
arxiv created 2012/08/24 · openalex publication_date 2012/08/24 · arxiv updated 2012/08/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We describe how surface interactions can affect the growth of ice crystal facets in contact with a substrate by lowering the normal nucleation barrier on the ice surface. We also describe how the resulting enhanced growth rates can produce systematic errors even when measuring the growth of facets not contacting the substrate. From an analysis of the diffusion dynamics we then develop a simple procedure for approximately correcting ice growth data, thus substantially reducing these systematic errors. We have found this technique to be quite useful for interpreting ice growth data and extracting the intrinsic attachment coefficients of ice surfaces.