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Volmer and Weber kinetic model <ref>M. Volmer and A. Weber "Keimbildung in übersättigten Gebilden", Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie '''119''' pp. 277-301 (1926)</ref> results in the following nucleation rate: | Volmer and Weber kinetic model <ref>M. Volmer and A. Weber "Keimbildung in übersättigten Gebilden", Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie '''119''' pp. 277-301 (1926)</ref> results in the following nucleation rate: | ||
:<math>I^{VW} = N^{eq}(n^*) k^+(n^*) = k^+(n^*) N_A \exp \left( -\frac{W(n^*)}{k_BT} \right) </math> | :<math>I^{VW} = N^{eq}(n^*) k^+(n^*) = k^+(n^*) N_A \exp \left( -\frac{W(n^*)}{k_BT} \right) \label{eq_IVW} </math> | ||
==Szilard nucleation model== | ==Szilard nucleation model== | ||
==Homogeneous nucleation temperature== | ==Homogeneous nucleation temperature== | ||
The homogeneous nucleation temperature (<math>T_H</math>) is the [[temperature]] below which it is almost impossible to avoid spontaneous and rapid freezing. | The homogeneous nucleation temperature (<math>T_H</math>) is the [[temperature]] below which it is almost impossible to avoid spontaneous and rapid freezing. | ||
==Zeldovich factor== | ==Zeldovich factor== | ||
The Zeldovich factor <ref>J. B. Zeldovich "On the theory of new phase formation, cavitation", Acta Physicochimica URSS '''18''' pp. 1-22 (1943)</ref> (<math>Z</math>) modifies the Volmer and Weber expression, making it applicable to spherical clusters: | The Zeldovich factor <ref>J. B. Zeldovich "On the theory of new phase formation, cavitation", Acta Physicochimica URSS '''18''' pp. 1-22 (1943)</ref> (<math>Z</math>) modifies the Volmer and Weber expression \eqref{eq_IVW}, making it applicable to spherical clusters: | ||
:<math>Z= \sqrt{\frac{ \vert \Delta \mu \vert }{6 \pi k_B T n^*}} </math> | :<math>Z= \sqrt{\frac{ \vert \Delta \mu \vert }{6 \pi k_B T n^*}} </math> | ||
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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3506838 Laura Filion, Michiel Hermes, Ran Ni and Marjolein Dijkstra "Crystal nucleation of hard spheres using molecular dynamics, umbrella sampling, and forward flux sampling: A comparison of simulation techniques", Journal of Chemical Physics '''133''' 244115 (2010)] | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3506838 Laura Filion, Michiel Hermes, Ran Ni and Marjolein Dijkstra "Crystal nucleation of hard spheres using molecular dynamics, umbrella sampling, and forward flux sampling: A comparison of simulation techniques", Journal of Chemical Physics '''133''' 244115 (2010)] | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.088302 Ran Ni, Simone Belli, René van Roij, and Marjolein Dijkstra "Glassy Dynamics, Spinodal Fluctuations, and the Kinetic Limit of Nucleation in Suspensions of Colloidal Hard Rods", Physical Review Letters '''105''' 088302 (2010)] | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.088302 Ran Ni, Simone Belli, René van Roij, and Marjolein Dijkstra "Glassy Dynamics, Spinodal Fluctuations, and the Kinetic Limit of Nucleation in Suspensions of Colloidal Hard Rods", Physical Review Letters '''105''' 088302 (2010)] | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10. | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2009.03.003 Andrea Cavagna "Supercooled liquids for pedestrians", Physics Reports '''476''' pp. 51-124 (2009)] | ||
;Books | ;Books | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0081-1947(08)60604-9 David T. Wu "Nucleation Theory", Solid State Physics '''50''' pp. 37-187 (1996)] | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0081-1947(08)60604-9 David T. Wu "Nucleation Theory", Solid State Physics '''50''' pp. 37-187 (1996)] | ||
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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2009.03.003 Andrea Cavagna "Supercooled liquids for pedestrians", Physics Reports '''476''' pp. 51-124 (2009)] | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2009.03.003 Andrea Cavagna "Supercooled liquids for pedestrians", Physics Reports '''476''' pp. 51-124 (2009)] | ||
*[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/14701804/15 Ken F. Kelton and Alan Lindsay Greer "Nucleation in Condensed Matter: Applications in Materials and Biology", Pergamon Materials Series Volume 15 (2010)] ISBN 978-0-08-042147-6 | *[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/14701804/15 Ken F. Kelton and Alan Lindsay Greer "Nucleation in Condensed Matter: Applications in Materials and Biology", Pergamon Materials Series Volume 15 (2010)] ISBN 978-0-08-042147-6 | ||
[[category: Phase transitions]] | [[category: Phase transitions]] |