Measurements of ice crystal concentrations in mixed clouds tend to exceed ice nucleus concentrations measured in nearby clear air. This discrepancy is a source of uncertainty in climate change projections as the radia...Measurements of ice crystal concentrations in mixed clouds tend to exceed ice nucleus concentrations measured in nearby clear air. This discrepancy is a source of uncertainty in climate change projections as the radiative properties of mixed phase clouds are largely determined by their liquid and ice water content. The ice enhancement process can sometimes depend on secondary ice production, which can occur through ice crystal fracture during sublimation, cloud drop shattering during freezing or following collision with ice particles. However, the discrepancy is observed even in mixed clouds where only primary ice nucleation processes occur. Several hypotheses have been suggested for the observed discrepancies. One factor could be the existence in clouds of pockets of high vapor supersaturation formed by droplet freezing or removal of small droplets by collision with larger droplets, associated with the fact that ice crystal concentration increases with water supersaturation. However, ice crystal concentrations are usually measured at near water saturation. Additional factors could be drop freezing during evaporation and activation of droplet evaporation residues. Here we suggest that a major factor could be underestimation of the contact freezing mode as it is not measured in experimental campaigns and seldom considered in nucleation models. Laboratory experiments give only incomplete answers to the important questions concerning the contact freezing mode, e.g. what fraction of the aerosol particles that come into contact with the droplet surface results in a freezing event and what is the influence of particle type and size, air temperature and relative humidity. As supercooled droplets grow or evaporate in mixed clouds, phoretic forces should play an important role in the collision efficiency between aerosol and droplets, and consequently in contact freezing. A further question is the possibility that aerosol, usually not active in deposition or condensation/immersion freezing, can trigger ice nucleation by colliding with supercooled droplets.展开更多
The effects of 5%Ni addition on the glass forming ability,thermal stability and crystallization behavior of Mg65Cu25Tb10 bulk metallic glass were investigated using X-ray diffractometry,differential scanning calorimet...The effects of 5%Ni addition on the glass forming ability,thermal stability and crystallization behavior of Mg65Cu25Tb10 bulk metallic glass were investigated using X-ray diffractometry,differential scanning calorimetry and transmission electron microscopy.The small amount of Ni addition reduces the glass forming ability and thermal stability due to a significant decrease in the crystallization activation energy.Analyses of crystallization kinetics give evidence to the existence of quenched-in nuclei in amorphous Mg65Cu20Ni5Tb10.Final crystallization products are basically same for Mg65Cu25Tb10 and Mg65Cu20Ni5Tb10.展开更多
Molecular dynamics simulation is carried out to investigate the effects of cooling rate on the final configurations of silver after rapid solidification. The cooling rate for the formation of a silver amorphous phase ...Molecular dynamics simulation is carried out to investigate the effects of cooling rate on the final configurations of silver after rapid solidification. The cooling rate for the formation of a silver amorphous phase is determined by analyzing its pair distribution function, H-A bond index, and the largest crystal cluster. Further, the equilibrium structures of the subcritical nuclei and crystal clusters are studied. The results show that the solidified microstructure is composed of a mixture of crystal clusters and amorphous phases at a certain cooling rate range. The size of the largest crystal cluster decreases with the increasing cooling rate, and it completely disappears when the cooling rate exceeds a critical value. The structures of the subcritical nuclei and the largest crystal cluster are composed of lamellar structures of fcc and hcp atoms, indicating that the lamellar structure of fcc and hcp atoms in the silver crystal originates from nucleation, and not from the growth of crystals.展开更多
The effect of compression on the crystallization behavior and corrosion resistance of Al（86）Ni9La5 amorphous ribbons was investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, scanning ...The effect of compression on the crystallization behavior and corrosion resistance of Al（86）Ni9La5 amorphous ribbons was investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, scanning elec-tron microscopy （SEM） and electrochemistry test. The XRD and TEM results reveal that the compressed Al（86）Ni9La5 ribbons spun with the circumferential speed （R） of 29.3 m/s are in fully amorphous state; however, the compressed ribbons spun with R=14.7 m/s have crystalline phases embedded in the amorphous matrix. The SEM images indicate that after compression, the toughness of the ribbons increases. Electrochemical results show that the compression decreases the stability of the passive film of the Al（86）Ni9La5 amorphous ribbons, because of the compression-introduced free volume, shear bands and crystalline phases; meanwhile, with R=14.7 m/s, the compression-induced crystalline phases in the Al（86）Ni9La5 ribbons increase the corrosion potential.展开更多
文摘Measurements of ice crystal concentrations in mixed clouds tend to exceed ice nucleus concentrations measured in nearby clear air. This discrepancy is a source of uncertainty in climate change projections as the radiative properties of mixed phase clouds are largely determined by their liquid and ice water content. The ice enhancement process can sometimes depend on secondary ice production, which can occur through ice crystal fracture during sublimation, cloud drop shattering during freezing or following collision with ice particles. However, the discrepancy is observed even in mixed clouds where only primary ice nucleation processes occur. Several hypotheses have been suggested for the observed discrepancies. One factor could be the existence in clouds of pockets of high vapor supersaturation formed by droplet freezing or removal of small droplets by collision with larger droplets, associated with the fact that ice crystal concentration increases with water supersaturation. However, ice crystal concentrations are usually measured at near water saturation. Additional factors could be drop freezing during evaporation and activation of droplet evaporation residues. Here we suggest that a major factor could be underestimation of the contact freezing mode as it is not measured in experimental campaigns and seldom considered in nucleation models. Laboratory experiments give only incomplete answers to the important questions concerning the contact freezing mode, e.g. what fraction of the aerosol particles that come into contact with the droplet surface results in a freezing event and what is the influence of particle type and size, air temperature and relative humidity. As supercooled droplets grow or evaporate in mixed clouds, phoretic forces should play an important role in the collision efficiency between aerosol and droplets, and consequently in contact freezing. A further question is the possibility that aerosol, usually not active in deposition or condensation/immersion freezing, can trigger ice nucleation by colliding with supercooled droplets.
基金Projects(50601011,50432020) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(A2720060295) supported by the Basic Research Project of National Defense of China+1 种基金Project(BK2006533) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, ChinaProject supported by the New Century Excellent Talents in University Program
文摘The effects of 5%Ni addition on the glass forming ability,thermal stability and crystallization behavior of Mg65Cu25Tb10 bulk metallic glass were investigated using X-ray diffractometry,differential scanning calorimetry and transmission electron microscopy.The small amount of Ni addition reduces the glass forming ability and thermal stability due to a significant decrease in the crystallization activation energy.Analyses of crystallization kinetics give evidence to the existence of quenched-in nuclei in amorphous Mg65Cu20Ni5Tb10.Final crystallization products are basically same for Mg65Cu25Tb10 and Mg65Cu20Ni5Tb10.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51071115, 50671075)the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Program) (Grant No. 2006CB605202)
文摘Molecular dynamics simulation is carried out to investigate the effects of cooling rate on the final configurations of silver after rapid solidification. The cooling rate for the formation of a silver amorphous phase is determined by analyzing its pair distribution function, H-A bond index, and the largest crystal cluster. Further, the equilibrium structures of the subcritical nuclei and crystal clusters are studied. The results show that the solidified microstructure is composed of a mixture of crystal clusters and amorphous phases at a certain cooling rate range. The size of the largest crystal cluster decreases with the increasing cooling rate, and it completely disappears when the cooling rate exceeds a critical value. The structures of the subcritical nuclei and the largest crystal cluster are composed of lamellar structures of fcc and hcp atoms, indicating that the lamellar structure of fcc and hcp atoms in the silver crystal originates from nucleation, and not from the growth of crystals.
基金supported by the National BaSiC Research Program of China ("973 Program", No.2012CB825702)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50871061 and 51171091)+1 种基金the Shandong Excellent Youth Award Foundation, China (No.2008BS04020)the Excellent Youth Project of Shandong Natural Science Foundation, China (No. JQ201012)
文摘The effect of compression on the crystallization behavior and corrosion resistance of Al（86）Ni9La5 amorphous ribbons was investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, scanning elec-tron microscopy （SEM） and electrochemistry test. The XRD and TEM results reveal that the compressed Al（86）Ni9La5 ribbons spun with the circumferential speed （R） of 29.3 m/s are in fully amorphous state; however, the compressed ribbons spun with R=14.7 m/s have crystalline phases embedded in the amorphous matrix. The SEM images indicate that after compression, the toughness of the ribbons increases. Electrochemical results show that the compression decreases the stability of the passive film of the Al（86）Ni9La5 amorphous ribbons, because of the compression-introduced free volume, shear bands and crystalline phases; meanwhile, with R=14.7 m/s, the compression-induced crystalline phases in the Al（86）Ni9La5 ribbons increase the corrosion potential.
