Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation Correlates with Bulk-like Interfacial Water

Overview

Journal Sci Adv

Specialties Biology
Science

Date 2019 Apr 18

PMID 30993196

Citations 10

Authors

Shuwang Wu

Zhiyuan He

Jinger Zang

Shenglin Jin

Zuowei Wang

Jianping Wang

Yefeng Yao

Jianjun Wang

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Abstract

Establishing a direct correlation between interfacial water and heterogeneous ice nucleation (HIN) is essential for understanding the mechanism of ice nucleation. Here, we study the HIN efficiency on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) surfaces with different densities of hydroxyl groups. We find that the HIN efficiency increases with the decreasing hydroxyl group density. By explicitly considering that interfacial water molecules of PVA films consist of "tightly bound water," "bound water," and "bulk-like water," we reveal that bulk-like water can be correlated directly to the HIN efficiency of surfaces. As the density of hydroxyl groups decreases, bulk-like water molecules can rearrange themselves with a reduced energy barrier into ice due to the diminishing constraint by the hydroxyl groups on the PVA surface. Our study not only provides a new strategy for experimentally controlling the HIN efficiency but also gives another perspective in understanding the mechanism of ice nucleation.

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