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Area of Science:

Physical Chemistry
Materials Science
Chemical Physics

Background:

Previous research linked intense laser pulses to accelerated crystal nucleation, primarily for ordered or high dielectric phases.
Existing mechanisms for laser-induced nucleation were limited to specific material properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate laser-induced nucleation in systems beyond ordered or high dielectric phases.
To explore the role of bubble formation in laser-induced nucleation processes.
To determine if bubble nucleation can induce crystal nucleation independently of lasers.

Main Methods:

Irradiation of transparent solutions with short, intense laser pulses (visible and infrared).
Observation of bubble nucleation in carbonated water under laser treatment.
Investigation of crystal nucleation in argon and glycine cosupersaturated water, with and without laser induction, focusing on bubble dynamics.

Main Results:

Short intense laser pulses were shown to induce carbon dioxide (CO(2)) bubble nucleation in carbonated water.
In argon and glycine cosupersaturated water, escaping argon bubbles were observed to induce crystal nucleation spontaneously, without laser intervention.
A potential connection between laser-induced bubble nucleation and subsequent crystal nucleation was identified.

Conclusions:

Laser-induced bubble nucleation is a viable mechanism for initiating nucleation processes, extending beyond previously studied phases.
Bubble nucleation, whether induced by lasers or occurring naturally, can act as a trigger for crystal nucleation.
These findings suggest a unified mechanistic link between bubble formation and crystal nucleation in supersaturated solutions.