Theoretical prediction of crystallization kinetics of a supercooled Lennard-Jones fluid

Gunawardana, K. G. S. H.; Song, Xueyu

doi:10.1063/1.5021944

Theoretical prediction of crystallization kinetics of a supercooled Lennard-Jones fluid

Journal Article · Tue May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5021944· OSTI ID:1459540

Gunawardana, K. G. S. H. ^[1]; ^[2]

Univ. of Ruhuna, Matara (Sri Lanka). Dept. of Engineering Technology; Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

The first order curvature correction to the crystal-liquid interfacial free energy is calculated using a theoretical model based on the interfacial excess thermodynamic properties. The correction parameter (δ), which is analogous to the Tolman length at a liquid-vapor interface, is found to be 0.48 ± 0.05 for a Lennard-Jones (LJ) fluid. We show that this curvature correction is crucial in predicting the nucleation barrier when the size of the crystal nucleus is small. The thermodynamic driving force (Δμ) corresponding to available simulated nucleation conditions is also calculated by combining the simulated data with a classical density functional theory. In this study, we show that the classical nucleation theory is capable of predicting the nucleation barrier with excellent agreement to the simulated results when the curvature correction to the interfacial free energy is accounted for.

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Research Organization:: Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1459540

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1438283

Report Number(s):: IS-J--9695

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 148; ISSN 0021-9606

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

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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