Effect of surface free energies on the heterogeneous nucleation of water droplet: A molecular dynamics simulation approach

W Xu, Z Lan, BL Peng, RF Wen, XH Ma - The Journal of chemical …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Heterogeneous nucleation of water droplet on surfaces with different solid-liquid interaction
intensities is investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. The interaction potentials …

Thermodynamics and kinetics of nanoclusters controlling gas-to-particle nucleation

SM Kathmann, GK Schenter, BC Garrett… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Nucleation of new particles from vapor-phase molecular precursors is an important process
in the synthesis of nanomaterials and in the formation of aerosols in the atmosphere. Vapor …

Sustainable and efficient leaching of tungsten from scheelite using the mixture of ammonium phosphate, ammonia and calcium fluoride

L Yang, X Zhang, C Cao, X Huang, L Wan - Hydrometallurgy, 2022 - Elsevier
The traditional scheelite treatment process, which involves the sodium hydroxide
decomposition and anion exchange, discharges a large amount of high-salinity wastewater …

Nanoparticle growth analysis by molecular dynamics: spherical seed

D Suh, K Yasuoka - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional condensation on a spherical nanoscale seed was simulated by classical
molecular dynamics. In order to observe the effects of the dimension of seeds and …

Nanoparticle growth analysis by molecular dynamics: Cubic seed

D Suh, K Yasuoka - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2012 - ACS Publications
Growth of a cubic nanoparticle was studied by classical molecular dynamics simulation for
three seed sizes in nine different supersaturation ratios. Similar to the spherical seed in our …

A molecular dynamics study of water vapor nucleation in the presence of ions

C Zhang, Y Wang, Y Liu, Y Yang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Ions make a significant contribution to the nucleation dynamics of aqueous aerosol particles,
but the understanding about microscopic mechanism is insufficient. In this paper, molecular …

Heterogeneous condensation of the Lennard-Jones vapor onto a nanoscale seed particle

L Inci, RK Bowles - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
The heterogeneous condensation of a Lennard-Jones vapor onto a nanoscale seed particle
is studied using molecular dynamics simulations. Measuring the nucleation rate and the …

Design of Nanostructured Surfaces for Efficient Condensation by Controlling Condensation Modes

Q Che, F Wang, X Zhao - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
To meet the different needs of various industrial fields, it is of great application value to find a
feasible method for controlling the condensation mode on the surface. Inspired by biological …

Direct observation of single Ostwald ripening processes by molecular dynamics simulation

T Kraska - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2008 - ACS Publications
Ostwald ripening is an important growth process in many scientific disciplines ranging from
material science, geology, biophysics, and product formulation. Here ripening of argon …

Effect of substrate wettability and flexibility on the initial stage of water vapor condensation

Q Che, Y Lu, F Wang, X Zhao - Soft Matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the mechanisms of controlling vapor condensation on surfaces is of
significant importance in many fields. Despite many efforts made in the investigation of vapor …