Published 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Compression Freezing Kinetics of Water to Ice VII

  • 1. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  • 2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Description

Time-resolved x-ray diffraction (XRD) of compressed liquid water shows transformation to ice VII in 6 nsec, revealing crystallization rather than amorphous solidification during compression freezing. Application of classical nucleation theory indicates heterogeneous nucleation and one-dimensional (e.g., needlelike) growth. In conclusion, these first XRD data demonstrate rapid growth kinetics of ice VII with implications for fundamental physics of diffusion-mediated crystallization and thermodynamic modeling of collision or impact events on ice-rich planetary bodies.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
119
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0031-9007