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Nucleation of a sphere: the roles of curvature, confinement and ensemble [software] Open Access

Demonstrate and explain how the gas-to-liquid phase transition of colloidal systems confined to a spherical surface depends on the curvature and size of the surface, and on the choice of thermodynamic ensemble. We find that the geometry of the surface affects the shape of the free energy profile and the size of the critical nucleus by altering the perimeter-area ratio of isotropic clusters. Confinement to a smaller spherical surface results in both a lower nucleation barrier and a smaller critical nucleus size. Furthermore, the liquid domain does not grow indefinitely on a sphere. Saturation of the liquid density in the grand canonical ensemble and the depletion of the gas phase in the canonical ensemble lead to a minimum in the free energy profile, with a sharp increase in free energy for additional growth beyond this minimum.

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Creator: Jack O. Law ¹
Creator: Alex G. Wong ¹
Creator: Halim Kusumaatmaja ¹
Creator: Mark A. Miller ¹

¹ University of Durham, England

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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Monte Carlo
Spheres

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Monte Carlo method
Sphere

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ark:/32150/r1jh343s29p
doi:10.15128/r1jh343s29p

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Durham University

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