Ion‐induced nucleation: A density functional approach
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Ion-induced nucleation: A density functional approach
Density functional theory is applied to ion-induced nucleation of dipolar molecules. The predicted reversible work shows a sign preference, resulting in a difference in the nucleation rate by a factor of 10–10, for realistic values of model parameters. The sign effect is found to decrease systematically as the supersaturation is increased. The asymmetry of a molecule is shown to be directly res...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Chemical Physics
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0021-9606,1089-7690
DOI: 10.1063/1.469158