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Ice Nucleation on a Corrugated Surface.

Chenfang Lin¹, Gefen Corem², Oded Godsi²

¹Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry , University of Liverpool , Liverpool L69 3BX , U.K.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

|October 30, 2018

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Heterogeneous ice nucleation on corrugated surfaces, like Cu(511), promotes ice film growth. Nanoscale corrugations stabilize water layers, enhancing ice nucleation and impacting climate models.

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Area of Science:

Surface Science
Physical Chemistry
Environmental Science

Background:

Heterogeneous ice nucleation is crucial for atmospheric and climate modeling.
Understanding 3D ice growth from initial water layers on surfaces remains incomplete.
The efficiency of surfaces in nucleating bulk ice is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate water restructuring on a corrugated, hydrophilic/hydrophobic surface.
To elucidate the mechanism of ice film formation from the first water layer.
To determine the role of surface corrugation in ice nucleation efficiency.

Main Methods:

Simulations of water behavior on a corrugated Cu(511) surface.
Analysis of water network formation and restructuring.
Comparison with studies on flat surfaces.

Main Results:

Water on corrugated Cu(511) forms a buckled hexagonal wetting layer with both H-bond donor and acceptor sites.
This first water layer relaxes into an icelike arrangement, stabilizing subsequent ice layers.
Nanoscale surface corrugation significantly enhances ice nucleation compared to flat surfaces.

Conclusions:

Corrugated surfaces provide a favorable template for multilayer ice growth.
Surface corrugation is a key factor influencing ice nucleation efficiency.
This finding has implications for understanding natural and engineered surfaces in climate and material science.