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Crystal nucleation in binary hard sphere mixtures: a Monte Carlo simulation study.

S Punnathanam1, P A Monson

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|July 20, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Crystal nucleation barriers in binary hard sphere mixtures are significantly influenced by phase diagram behavior. Fractionation increases crystallization difficulty, while azeotropic conditions yield barriers similar to pure fluids.

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Area of Science:

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Computational Chemistry

Background:

  • Understanding crystallization kinetics is crucial for materials design.
  • Binary hard sphere mixtures exhibit complex phase behavior.
  • Nucleation barriers govern the rate of phase transitions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To calculate nucleation barriers in binary hard sphere mixtures.
  • To investigate the impact of phase diagram complexity on nucleation.
  • To analyze the structure of critical nuclei.

Main Methods:

  • Monte Carlo simulations in the isothermal-isobaric semigrand ensemble.
  • Umbrella sampling technique for free energy calculations.
  • Study of additive and negatively nonadditive systems.

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Main Results:

  • Phase diagram topology significantly affects crystal nucleation mechanisms.
  • Species fractionation upon crystallization increases the nucleation barrier.
  • Azeotropic conditions lead to nucleation barriers comparable to pure fluids.
  • Nucleation of substitutionally ordered compounds favors phases closer to fluid composition.

Conclusions:

  • The phase diagram is a critical determinant of crystallization pathways.
  • Fractionation is a key factor influencing the ease of crystallization in mixtures.
  • Predicting nucleating phases in complex systems requires considering fluid-solid equilibrium compositions.