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Mechanism for ice growth on the surface of a spherical water droplet
School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; Institute of Space Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois 62918, USA.
Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
KTH, School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), Materials Science and Engineering, Process.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9050-5445
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2025 (English)In: Physical Review B, ISSN 2469-9950, E-ISSN 2469-9969, Vol. 111, no 7, article id 075426Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The formation and growth of ice particles, particularly on the surfaces of spherical water droplets, bear profound implications for localized weather systems and global climate. Herein, we develop a theoretical framework for ice nucleation on minuscule water droplets, establishing that 10-5000nm droplets can considerably increase in volume, making a substantial contribution to ice formation within mist, fog, or even cloud systems. We reveal that the Casimir-Lifshitz (van der Waals) interaction within these systems is robust enough to stimulate both water and ice growth on the surfaces of ice-cold spherical water droplets. The significant impacts and possible detectable phenomena from the curvature are demonstrated.

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American Physical Society (APS) , 2025. Vol. 111, no 7, article id 075426
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-360890DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.111.075426ISI: 001448459800004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85218441569OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-360890DiVA, id: diva2:1942553
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