Conspectus The ice premelt, often called the quasi-liquid layer (QLL), is key for the
lubrication of ice, gas uptake by ice, and growth of aerosols. Despite its apparent …

Ice structures such as accretion on airplanes, wires, or roadways; ice falls; ice stalactites;
frozen rivers; and aufeis are formed by the freezing of capillary flows (drops, rivulets, and …

Due to the abundance of ice on earth, the phase transition of ice plays crucially important
roles in various phenomena in nature. Hence, the molecular-level understanding of ice …

Ice plays crucially important roles in various phenomena because of its abundance on Earth.
However, revealing the dynamic behavior of quasi-liquid layers (QLLs), which governs the …

Atomic-level visualization of the intercalation of layered materials, such as metal
chalcogenides, is of paramount importance in the development of high-performance …

Surfaces of ice are covered with thin liquid water layers, called quasi-liquid layers (QLLs),
even below their melting point (0° C), which govern a wide variety of phenomena in nature …

Ice-crystal growth in supercooled water is one of the most familiar examples of phase-
transition dynamics, playing essential roles in various natural phenomena on Earth. Despite …

In this work we studied the kinetics of gypsum crystals growing from aqueous solutions as a
function of temperature and supersaturation. Laser confocal differential interference contrast …

Large single crystals with desirable shapes are essential for various scientific and industrial
fields, such as X-ray/neutron crystallography and crystalline devices. However, in the case of …

Owing to its unique structure, morphology, and crystal quality, low-dimensional (LD) ice has
attracted increasing attention in recent years. With a size (at least in one dimension) …