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  • Heterogeneous ice nucleation
  • Surface science
  • Materials science

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  • Microscopic mechanisms of ice nucleation at surfaces are unclear.
  • Surface templating influences water structure, causing strain in initial ice layers.
  • Understanding strain accommodation in early ice growth is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate initial ice growth stages on a Pt alloy surface with a lattice mismatch.
  • Clarify how water accommodates strain in thin ice films.
  • Identify molecular-scale mechanisms of ice nucleation and growth.

Main Methods:

  • Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
  • Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED)
  • Work-function measurements
  • Electronic structure calculations

Main Results:

  • The first water layer forms a hexagonal network commensurate with the Pt alloy surface.
  • The second water layer forms a 2D structure with extended defect rows (pentamer and octamer rings).
  • These defect rows allow strain relief, enabling the second layer to remain largely commensurate while increasing water density.

Conclusions:

  • The octamer-pentamer defect motif is a flexible strain relief mechanism in thin ice films.
  • This mechanism facilitates ice growth on surfaces with lattice mismatches, unlike in some other strained film systems.
  • Findings provide molecular-level insight into heterogeneous ice nucleation and growth.