How nanoscale seed particles affect vapor- liquid nucleation Effects of seed-fluid interaction 120 100 80 60 nomo 0 --t-Rs=2.5 Rs=4.5 4-Rs=8.5 -flat 0.094 0.3940.6940.9941.2941.594 solid-fluid interaction Nucleation energy barrier(four regions) different structures of critical nuclei Liu and Zhang,J.Chem.Phys.2011 (accepted)
• Effects of seed-fluid interaction 0.094 0.394 0.694 0.994 1.294 1.594 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 energy barrier ∆Ω solid-fluid interaction εsf homo Rs=2.5 Rs=4.5 Rs=8.5 flat I II III IV Nucleation energy barrier (four regions) different structures of critical nuclei How nanoscale seed particles affect vaporliquid nucleation Liu and Zhang, J. Chem. Phys. 2011 (accepted)
How nanoscale seed particles affect vapor- liquid nucleation Effects of seed shape 100 a A 90 80 △μ=-2.90&=0.694 7-μ=-2.90&5=1.094 -=-2.89&=1.094 50 40 0.00.51.01.52.02.53.0 aspect ratio Lc/La Nucleation energy barrier different structures of critical nuclei Liu and Zhang,J.Chem.Phys.2011 (accepted)
• Effects of seed shape 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 energy barrier, ∆Ω aspect ratio Lc/La µ=-2.90 & εsf=0.694 µ=-2.90 & εsf=1.094 µ=-2.89 & εsf=1.094 (a) Nucleation energy barrier different structures of critical nuclei How nanoscale seed particles affect vaporliquid nucleation Liu and Zhang, J. Chem. Phys. 2011 (accepted)