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dc.contributor.authorAl'tman, IS
dc.contributor.authorAgranovskii, IE
dc.contributor.authorChoi, M
dc.contributor.authorZagainov, VA
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:07:46Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:07:46Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2011-10-20T06:39:07Z
dc.identifier.issn0036-0244
dc.identifier.doi10.1134/S0036024408120224
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/23541
dc.description.abstractAn attempt is made to critically analyze the modern state of the theory of homogeneous nucleation as concerns its ability to describe experiments with high accuracy. An analysis of the experimental data led us to conclude that the dependence of the nucleation rate on supersaturation and temperature T was not described by the theory, which underestimates the critical cluster size compared with the Gibbs-Thomson equation. The possibility of applying density functional theory ( one of the latest achievements in the theory of homogeneous nucleation) was questioned. Within this theory, the Gibbs-Thomson equation remains valid even outside the classic capillary approximation. It is suggested that, to bring theory in consistency with experiment, certain fundamental propositions of the theory of nucleation should be revised. The inclusion of an additional contribution to the Gibbs energy of a cluster caused by the size dependence of the specific heat capacity of the cluster decreases the critical cluster size compared with the value calculated by the Gibbs-Thomson equation. The calculated dependence of nucleation rate on supersaturation was in agreement with the experimental results.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2097
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2102
dc.relation.ispartofissue12
dc.relation.ispartofjournalRussian Journal of Physical Chemistry A
dc.relation.ispartofvolume82
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCondensed matter modelling and density functional theory
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTheoretical and computational chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode510403
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3406
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3407
dc.titleTo the Theory of Homogeneous Nucleation: Cluster Energy
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.rights.copyrightSelf-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author[s] for more information.
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAgranovski, Igor E.


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