Surface freezing in nanodroplets

04-Apr-2013 - USA

Scientists looking at the controversial topic of how very small droplets freeze have presented new evidence.

By observing nanodroplets of the hydrocarbons n-octane and n-nonane with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the researchers have established that such droplets freeze in a two-step process. First the surface of the droplet freezes to form a surrounding monolayer; then the bulk of the droplet freezes. Previous studies of such systems with other techniques have failed to resolved the two distinct freezing steps.

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