Abstract
Molecular simulations for a ternary nucleation system (water/n-nonane/1- butanol) demonstrate a more complex nucleation mechanism than previously thought, where critical nuclei with different compositions are present even for a given vapour-phase composition; the spatial distribution in these critical nuclei is heterogeneous and dumbbell and onion motifs are found; in the former, water and nonane nano-droplets are connected through a butanol handle, while in the latter a water core is surrounded by a nonane corona with an interfacial butanol shell.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2779-2781 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |