A simple classical model for predicting onset crystallization temperatures on curved substrates and its implications for phase transitions in confined volumes
(2008)
Journal Article
Cooper, S., Nicholson, C., & Liu, J. (2008). A simple classical model for predicting onset crystallization temperatures on curved substrates and its implications for phase transitions in confined volumes. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 129(12), Article 124715. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2977993
For small confinement volumes, phase transition temperatures are determined by the scarcity of the crystallizing material, rather than the magnitude of the energy barrier, as the supply of molecules undergoing the phase transition can be depleted bef... Read More about A simple classical model for predicting onset crystallization temperatures on curved substrates and its implications for phase transitions in confined volumes.