Crystallization kinetics of amorphous acetonitrile nanoscale films

Smith, Ronald S.; Tylinski, Michael T.; Kimmel, Gregory A.; Kay, Bruce D.

doi:10.1063/5.0045461

Title: Crystallization kinetics of amorphous acetonitrile nanoscale films

Journal Article · Mon Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0045461· OSTI ID:1781108

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Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

We measure the isothermal crystallization kinetics of amorphous acetonitrile films using molecular beam dosing and reflection adsorption infrared spectroscopy techniques. Experiments on a graphene covered Pt(111) substrate revealed that the crystallization rate slows dramatically during long time periods and that the overall kinetics cannot be described by a simple application of the Avrami equation. The crystallization kinetics also have a thickness dependence with the thinner films crystallizing much slower than the thicker ones. Additional experiments showed that decane layers at both the substrate and vacuum interfaces can also affect the crystallization rates. A comparison of the crystallization rates for CH3CN and CD3CN films showed only an isotope effect of ∼1.09. When amorphous films were deposited on a crystalline film, the crystalline layer did not act as a template for the formation of a crystalline growth front. These overall results suggest that the crystallization kinetics are complicated, indicating the possibility of multiple nucleation and growth mechanisms.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; KC0301051-16248

OSTI ID:: 1781108

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1776390

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-159437; TRN: US2210295

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 154, Issue 14; ISSN 0021-9606

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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