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  • Materials Science
  • Interfacial Science

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  • Electrofreezing, the promotion of ice nucleation by electric fields, has been studied for decades.
  • Existing literature covers experimental and simulation-based studies on accelerated ice nucleation.
  • Applications span food preservation, cryopreservation, and cryogenics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review fundamental interfacial mechanisms of electrofreezing.
  • To focus solely on physical mechanisms, excluding application-focused studies.
  • To synthesize knowledge on electric field and charge effects on ice nucleation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of experimental studies involving DC and AC electric fields.
  • Analysis of pyroelectricity-based control of freezing.
  • Examination of molecular dynamics simulations of electrofreezing.
  • Assessment of thermodynamics-based explanations.

Main Results:

  • Electric fields significantly influence ice nucleation processes.
  • Interfacial effects are crucial for understanding electrofreezing.
  • Pyroelectricity offers a method for freezing control.

Conclusions:

  • Electrofreezing holds potential for significant advancements in controlling phase transitions.
  • Further research into interfacial effects is essential for a comprehensive understanding.
  • Deepening the study of electrical charge and interfacial phenomena is key.